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Chinese grammar

A 没有 B (那么/这么) + adjective

Not as … as …

A 没有 B 那么 + adjective: A is less so than B.

In stories

  1. 别的兔子,都没有第一只兔子那么笨。

    守株待兔 · Waiting for a rabbit by the tree stump HSK 5

  2. 围巾已经很旧了,颜色也没有以前那么鲜艳了。

    1985年的信 · The letter from grandpa: a Chinese short story HSK 5

  3. 老和尚抱着袈裟,在房间里哭个不停:“我活了二百七十年,有几百件袈裟,却没有一件这么好的!”

    火烧观音院 · Fire at Guanyin Temple HSK 5

  4. 人们总爱争论谁对谁错、什么是美什么是丑,可是换一个角度看,这些界限也许并没有我们以为的那么绝对。

    庄周梦蝶 · Zhuangzi’s butterfly dream, and what it means HSK 5

Read 守株待兔

What does A 没有 B (那么/这么) + adjective mean in Chinese?

Not as … as …. A 没有 B 那么 + adjective: A is less so than B.

How common is A 没有 B (那么/这么) + adjective?

It comes up in 4 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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