Sentence pattern · Band 2

没有……那么: A is not as much as B

Q: How do you build it?

A 没有 B（那么）+ 形容词

Q: What is the most common mistake?

我没有比他高。 → 我没有他高。. 比 says A exceeds B, 没有 says A falls short; pick a direction, never both words at once.

A 没有 B（那么）+ 形容词

没有 does comparison in reverse: A · 没有 · B, then the adjective, and A falls short. 他没有我高 means he is not as tall as I am. It is the polite twin of 比: instead of announcing I am taller, you quietly note the other side cannot keep up. The 那么 in the middle is optional scenery.

Hear it in a sentence

他没有我高。Tā méiyǒu wǒ gāo.He is not as tall as I am.

弟弟没有哥哥高。Dìdi méiyǒu gēge gāo.The little brother is not as tall as the older one.

这个手机没有那个好。Zhège shǒujī méiyǒu nàge hǎo.This phone is not as good as that one.

今天没有昨天冷吗？Jīntiān méiyǒu zuótiān lěng ma?Is today not as cold as yesterday?

Mistakes people make

Not this我没有比他高。Wǒ méiyǒu bǐ tā gāo.Say this我没有他高。Wǒ méiyǒu tā gāo.

比 says A exceeds B, 没有 says A falls short; pick a direction, never both words at once.

Not this他没有我很高。Tā méiyǒu wǒ hěn gāo.Say this他没有我高。Tā méiyǒu wǒ gāo.

Same rule as 比: the adjective wears no 很 inside a comparison.

Words in this pattern

没有méiyǒu 那么nàme

Quick answers

What does 没有……那么 mean?

How do you build it?

A 没有 B（那么）+ 形容词

What is the most common mistake?

我没有比他高。 → 我没有他高。

比 says A exceeds B, 没有 says A falls short; pick a direction, never both words at once.

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