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Basic Comparisons with “méi(yǒu)”

没(有)

méi(yǒu)

How it works

没有 in comparisons means “not as... as...”

The pattern

A + 没有 + B + Adjective

Example sentences

我没有你高。

Wǒ méiyǒu nǐ gāo.

I am not as tall as you.

这本书没有那本书有意思。

Zhè běn shū méiyǒu nà běn shū yǒu yìsi.

This book is not as interesting as that one.

他今天没有昨天忙。

Tā jīntiān méiyǒu zuótiān máng.

He is not as busy today as yesterday.

Usage note

This is a very common comparison pattern in spoken Chinese.

Source: HelloMandarin · Revised edition, 2026 · PDF pp. 141–142.

Old_HSK_1-6_Grammar_Points_2.0.pdf

Old six-level teaching collection. This is an independent learning reference.

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