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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜ほど〜はない

N3
hodo ... wa nai

nothing is as ... as; there's no ... like

Formation

Noun + ほど + i-Adj / na-Adj + な + Noun + はない

Chinese meanings

没有比……更……的

Chinese formation

名词+ほど+形容词+名词+はない

Chinese usage

通过否定其他同等程度的事物来强调最高程度。

Chinese notes

也可用〜くらい〜はない。

Examples

  • 仕し事ごとの後あとに飲のむ冷つめたいビールほどおいしいものはない。
    Nothing tastes as good as an ice-cold beer after work.
    没有比下班后喝的冰啤酒更美味的了。
  • この町まちで、あの店みせほど安やすくておいしいラーメン屋やはない。
    There's no ramen shop in this town as cheap and tasty as that one.
    这镇上没有哪家拉面店比那家更便宜又好吃。
  • 健けん康こうほど大たい切せつなものはないと、病びょう気きになって気きづいた。
    When I got sick, I realized that nothing is as important as good health.
    生病后我才意识到,没有什么比健康更重要。

Notes

Says X is the most ... of all, usually from personal experience or feeling. Also 〜くらい〜はない.

#comparison#emphasis

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('hodo-wa-nai');
{
  "id": "hodo-wa-nai",
  "pattern": "〜ほど〜はない",
  "romaji": "hodo ... wa nai",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "nothing is as ... as; there's no ... like",
  "formation": "Noun + ほど + i-Adj / na-Adj + な + Noun + はない",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "仕事の後に飲む冷たいビールほどおいしいものはない。",
      "furigana": "{仕事|しごと}の{後|あと}に{飲|の}む{冷|つめ}たいビールほどおいしいものはない。",
      "en": "Nothing tastes as good as an ice-cold beer after work."
    },
    {
      "ja": "この町で、あの店ほど安くておいしいラーメン屋はない。",
      "furigana": "この{町|まち}で、あの{店|みせ}ほど{安|やす}くておいしいラーメン{屋|や}はない。",
      "en": "There's no ramen shop in this town as cheap and tasty as that one."
    },
    {
      "ja": "健康ほど大切なものはないと、病気になって気づいた。",
      "furigana": "{健康|けんこう}ほど{大切|たいせつ}なものはないと、{病気|びょうき}になって{気|き}づいた。",
      "en": "When I got sick, I realized that nothing is as important as good health."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "comparison",
    "emphasis"
  ],
  "notes": "Says X is the most ... of all, usually from personal experience or feeling. Also 〜くらい〜はない.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "3f4f02f9ccc9ca8505a0381e929ab52d126905379fda43aa8a067954ad28042d",
    "meanings": [
      "没有比……更……的"
    ],
    "formation": "名词+ほど+形容词+名词+はない",
    "explanation": "通过否定其他同等程度的事物来强调最高程度。",
    "notes": "也可用〜くらい〜はない。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "仕事の後に飲む冷たいビールほどおいしいものはない。",
        "zh": "没有比下班后喝的冰啤酒更美味的了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "この町で、あの店ほど安くておいしいラーメン屋はない。",
        "zh": "这镇上没有哪家拉面店比那家更便宜又好吃。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "健康ほど大切なものはないと、病気になって気づいた。",
        "zh": "生病后我才意识到,没有什么比健康更重要。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#hodo-wa-nai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "2fa2185d6e88304be361309b1eae63a377c523c436b62634cae512722f79fda3"
  }
}