上海没有北京冷
A is not as … as B
Structure
A 没有 B （那么） + 形容词
What it means
A 没有 B + adjective says A is less … than B, “not as … as”: 上海没有北京冷 (Shanghai isn’t as cold as Beijing).
How it is built
A + 没有 + B (+ 那么) + adjective: 我没有我哥哥高 (I’m not as tall as my older brother).
When to use it
It is the everyday way to say the opposite of a 比 sentence. Later you will often hear 那么 (nàme, “that”) before the adjective; the meaning stays the same.
Watch out
✗ 上海比北京不冷。 ✓ 上海没有北京冷。 Don’t put 不 inside a 比 sentence. As with 比, no 很 before the adjective.
Examples
上海没有北京冷。
Shanghai isn’t as cold as Beijing.
我没有我哥哥高。
I’m not as tall as my older brother.
这个饭馆没有那个贵。
This restaurant isn’t as expensive as that one.
Learn this in HSK 1 · Lesson 19: 北京比上海冷 (Weather)
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