Comparison / 没有 NOT AS GOOD

When something ISN’T AS GOOD (PRETTY, FAST..) AS something else, we use 没有 /méiyǒu/ instead of 比 /bǐ/

EXAMPLES

Chinese food isn’t as good as Japanese food.

中国菜没有日本菜好吃。

Zhōngguó cài méiyǒu Rìběn cài hào chī.

Beijing isn't as safe as you think.

北京没有你想得那么安全。

<Běijīng méiyǒu nǐ xiǎng de nàme ānquán.>

SAFE - DANGEROUS

My Chinese isn't as good as his.

我的中文没有他 (的) 好。

<Wǒde Zhōngwén méiyǒu tā hǎo.>

Chinese isn't as difficult as Japanese.

汉语没有日语难。

<Hànyǔ méiyǒu rìyǔ nán.>

EASY - DIFFICULT

America isn't as big as China.

美国没有中国大。

<Měiguó méiyǒu Zhōngguó dà.>

Her hair isn't as long as before.

她的头发没有以前长。

Tā de tóufǎ méiyǒu yǐqián cháng.

LONG - SHORT

My Chinese isn't as fluent as his.

我的中文没有他的流利。

<Wǒ de Zhōngwén méiyǒu tā de liúlì.>

COMPARISON

Their relationship isn't as good as before.

他们的关系没有以前好。

<Tāmen de guānxi méiyǒu yǐqián hǎo.>

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