HSK 2 grammar · pattern
没有…那么
没有…（那么/这么） — not as … as
Pattern
+ + + +
( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
To say A falls short of B in some quality, use A 没有 B (那么/这么) + adjective — "A is not as … as B". It is the common negative counterpart of the 比 comparison.
Examples
今天没有昨天热。
Jīntiān méiyǒu zuótiān rè.
Today isn't as hot as yesterday.
我没有他那么高。
Wǒ méiyǒu tā nàme gāo.
I'm not as tall as him.
这个饭馆没有那个好。
Zhège fànguǎn méiyǒu nàge hǎo.
This restaurant isn't as good as that one.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 没有…那么 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.