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Basic comparisons with "bu bi"
You might wonder why you have 不比 (bù bǐ) for negative comparisons when you already have 没有 (méiyǒu) for comparisons. The answer is that they're not exactly the same thing! 没有 should be your "go to word" for expressing "not as... as...," but there are cases where 不比 (in all of its subtle glory) is a better choice.
- Keywords
- 不比 · 没有 · 比 · less · not
- Used for
- Comparing · Denying and refusing
- Classification
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Examples (10)
你没有我聪明。
你不比我聪明。
你不比我差。
你不比别人笨。
他太太的工资不比他低。
上海不比纽约便宜。
有人觉得养宠物不比养小孩容易。
你不比歌手唱得差。
他算得不比计算机慢。
她跳得不比明星差。
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