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Chinese grammar

没(有) + 那么/这么 + adjective

Not that …

没那么 + adjective means "not as … as that" — less than expected.

In stories

  1. 只要能看懂、能用好,能不能手写并没有那么重要。

    会打字,不会写字? · Character amnesia: are Chinese people forgetting how to write? HSK 4

  2. 可是,事情可能没有这么简单。

    筷子最早是用来吃饭的吗? · The history of chopsticks HSK 4

  3. 我还没那么满意呢。”

    电梯里的四十分钟 · Stuck in the lift with the neighbour HSK 4

  4. 不知道为什么,看一眼就没那么累了。”

    无人便利店 · The unstaffed convenience store HSK 5

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What does 没(有) + 那么/这么 + adjective mean in Chinese?

Not that …. 没那么 + adjective means "not as … as that" — less than expected.

How common is 没(有) + 那么/这么 + adjective?

It comes up in 7 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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