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title: "A 有 B 这么/那么 + adjective (as … as) in Chinese Grammar: As … as …, With Examples"
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# A 有 B 这么/那么 + adjective (as … as)

As … as …

A 有 B 这么/那么 + adjective: A reaches B’s degree — 他有你这么高吗？ “is he as tall as you?”

## In stories

到了海底，只见定海神针金光闪闪，**有水桶那么粗**，两丈多高。

[龙宫借宝 · The Dragon King’s Treasure](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-dragon-kings-treasure-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-4#library-word-810-816) HSK 5

说罢，从耳中掣出金箍棒，迎风一晃，变得**有饭碗那么粗**，三下五除二，就把那两人打得稀巴烂。

[大闹地府 · Trouble in the Underworld](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/trouble-in-the-underworld-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-5#library-word-299-305)

[Read 龙宫借宝](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-dragon-kings-treasure-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-4#library-word-810-816)

## More patterns

- [有点(儿) + adjective a bit …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/youdianr)
- [什么 + 也/都 + negative not … anything](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shenme-ye-neg)
- [有的…，有的… some …, others …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/youde-youde)
- [什么 + 都 + verb … anything / everyone / everywhere](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shenme-dou)
- [怎么 + 也/都 + negative result (no matter how) no matter how (hard one tries), …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/zenme-ye-vbc)
- [(有)多 + adjective? (how …?) how …? (多 + …)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/duo-adj)

## What does A 有 B 这么/那么 + adjective (as … as) mean in Chinese?

As … as …. A 有 B 这么/那么 + adjective: A reaches B’s degree — 他有你这么高吗？ “is he as tall as you?”

## How common is A 有 B 这么/那么 + adjective (as … as)?

It comes up in 2 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

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Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.