没有…那么【méiyǒu … nàme】

没有 between two things says the first falls short of the second. It is the negative that 比 does not have.

那么 makes it explicit

Adding 那么 or 这么 before the adjective sets B as the standard being fallen short of. The meaning is the same; the sentence is clearer.

那么 points at something distant or already mentioned, 这么 at something present.

没有 against 不比

没有 reverses the comparison: A is less. 不比 only denies it, leaving them possibly equal.

The adjective stays bare

No 很 and no 太, as in every comparison. wǒ我méi yǒu没有tā他hěn很Gāo高 is wrong.

With a verb

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