没(有) comparisons (not as … as) · N1 + 没(有) + N2 + 形容词
A shorter person does not reach a height
- One friend is 170 cm tall and another is 180 cm tall.
- 我没有他高。 — The speaker's height falls below the other person's height.
A shorter person does not reach a height
- One friend is 170 cm tall and another is 180 cm tall.
- I / me我not have / haven't没有he / him他high高。 — The speaker's height falls below the other person's height.
One friend is 170 cm tall and another is 180 cm tall. What does 我没有他高。 communicate?
The speaker's height falls below the other person's height. 不比他高 means not taller, which permits equality; 没有他高 expresses a lower level. Both are grammatical, with different meanings. Do not call 不比 an invalid negative of 比.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 没(有) comparisons (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没有him他tall高。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is not / haven't没(to have / there is有) comparisons (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没有him他tall高。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: I'm not as tall as him: 我 ____ 他高。
N1 + 没(有) + N2 + Adj = N1 is not as Adj as N2: 我没有他高. · N1 + 没(有) + N2 + 形容词 = N1 不如 N2:我没有他高。
Read examples in context
today今天not as没有yesterday昨天cold冷。
- In the opening example, 我没有他高。: The speaker's height falls below the other person's height.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
today今天not as没有yesterday昨天cold冷。
- In the opening example, I / me我not have / haven't没有he / him他high高。: The speaker's height falls below the other person's height.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which sentence expresses the same height relationship as 我没有他高?
他比我高 and 我没有他高 describe the other person as taller. 不比他高 is also grammatical but permits equality.
Build: “I'm not as tall as him.” · 排一排:“我没有他高。”
N1 + 没有 + N2 + Adj: 我 + 没有他 + 高. · N1 + 没有 + N2 + 形容词:我 + 没有他 + 高。
Know the boundary
- 不比他高 means not taller, which permits equality; 没有他高 expresses a lower level.
- Both are grammatical, with different meanings. Do not call 不比 an invalid negative of 比.
Know the boundary
- unlike不比he / him他high高 means not taller, which permits equality; not have / haven't没有he / him他high高 expresses a lower level.
- Both are grammatical, with different meanings. Do not call unlike不比 an invalid negative of than / compared to比.
不比他高 is ungrammatical in Chinese.
不比他高 means not taller and allows equality. 没有他高 says the speaker falls short of the other height.
In the opening situation: The speaker's height falls below the other person's height.
不比他高 means not taller, which permits equality; 没有他高 expresses a lower level. Both are grammatical, with different meanings. Do not call 不比 an invalid negative of 比. The speaker's height falls below the other person's height.
Use the distinction
- The speaker's height falls below the other person's height.
- 不比他高 means not taller, which permits equality; 没有他高 expresses a lower level. Both are grammatical, with different meanings. Do not call 不比 an invalid negative of 比.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Verbs.
Use the distinction
- The speaker's height falls below the other person's height.
- unlike不比he / him他high高 means not taller, which permits equality; not have / haven't没有he / him他high高 expresses a lower level. Both are grammatical, with different meanings. Do not call unlike不比 an invalid negative of than / compared to比.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Verbs.