不像 … 那么 … (not as … as) · 不像 … 那么 … (no tan ... como)
Compare a property with a reference level
- You describe yourself as shorter than a classmate.
- 我不像他那么高。 — The classmate's height provides the degree you do not reach.
Compare a property with a reference level
- You describe yourself as shorter than a classmate.
- I / me我not不to resemble像he / him他like that那么high高。 — The classmate's height provides the degree you do not reach.
You describe yourself as shorter than a classmate. What does 我不像他那么高。 communicate?
The classmate's height provides the degree you do not reach. The comparison is about height, not every quality. 不像他 can also mean being unlike him more generally when no degree phrase follows.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 不像 … 那么 … (not as … as). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
I我not as不像him他so那么tall高。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 不像 … like that那么 … (not as … as). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
I我not as不像him他so那么tall高。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: I'm not as tall as him: 我 ____ 他那么高。
N1 + 不像 + N2 + 那么 + Adj = not as … as: 我不像他那么高. · N1 + 不像 + N2 + 那么 + Adj = no tan ... como: 我不像他那么高.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 我不像他那么高。: The classmate's height provides the degree you do not reach.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, I / me我not不to resemble像he / him他like that那么high高。: The classmate's height provides the degree you do not reach.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What do 这么 / 那么 mark here? · ¿Qué marcan 这么 / 那么 aquí?
不像他那么高 — 那么 points at his level of tallness. · 不像他那么高 — 那么 señala su nivel de altura.
Know the boundary
- The comparison is about height, not every quality.
- 不像他 can also mean being unlike him more generally when no degree phrase follows.
Know the boundary
- The comparison is about height, not every quality.
- 不像he / him他 can also mean being unlike him more generally when no degree phrase follows.
不像…那么… says N1 does NOT reach N2's level. · 不像…那么… indica que N1 NO alcanza el nivel de N2.
Yes — “not as … as N2”. · Sí — “no tan ... como N2”.
The sentence says the two people differ in every quality.
The comparison is about height, not every quality. 不像他 can also mean being unlike him more generally when no degree phrase follows. The classmate's height provides the degree you do not reach.
Use the distinction
- The classmate's height provides the degree you do not reach.
- The comparison is about height, not every quality. 不像他 can also mean being unlike him more generally when no degree phrase follows.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Verbs.
Use the distinction
- The classmate's height provides the degree you do not reach.
- The comparison is about height, not every quality. 不像he / him他 can also mean being unlike him more generally when no degree phrase follows.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Verbs.