<p>I feel 中文没有人们想那么难 is grammatically incorrect because 想 is a verb, so we need to add a 的 afterwards.  However, 想 is also an imprecise word choice since it has connotations of &quot;wanting&quot; something.</p>
<p>I suggest the following:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>中文没有人们<strong>想象的</strong>那么难。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I changed 想 (to think) to 想象 (to imagine), and you can check online it's commonly used this way.  Here, 人们想象的 refers to something along the lines of &quot;what people imagine&quot;.</p>
<p>Related examples &quot;in the wild&quot;:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>我认为这<strong>没有人们想象的那么</strong>难。 (<a href="https://www.coder.work/article/6924895" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>)<br />
I feel this is not as difficult as people imagine.</p>
<p>高校腐败<strong>没有人们想象的那么</strong>严重。  (<a href="https://www.weibo.com/1663072851/DlqO99bS0?type=comment#_rnd1603595478863" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>)<br />
Corruption in university and colleges is not as serious as people imagine.</p>
<p>历史上的杜甫，<strong>没有人们想象的那么</strong>穷苦。  (<a href="http://www.wenming.cn/wmzh_pd/ws/shgc/201106/t20110607_201614.shtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>)<br />
History's Du Fu [was] not as impoverished as people imagine.</p>
<p>事情远<strong>没有人们想象的那么</strong>简单。  (<a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B0017M5O42" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>)<br />
[The] matter is rather not as simple as people imagine.</p>
</blockquote>

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2020-10-25T03:24:58.950Z
2020-10-25T03:24:58.950Z
Becky 李蓓
<p>This is the English sentence. I was wondering if the translation is correct. I have to use 没有。。。那么 in my sentence.</p>
<p>Chinese is not as difficult as people think。 Use：没有。。。那么</p>
<p>中文没有人们想那么难</p>
<p>Thank you very much.</p>

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2020-10-26T08:37:33.593Z
You can just add 的 after 想.  中文没有人們想的那麼難．
HungYu Chang
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Translation for sentence with important a grammar point: 没有。。。那么
# Translation for sentence with important a grammar point: 没有。。。那么

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-25)

This is the English sentence. I was wondering if the translation is correct. I have to use 没有。。。那么 in my sentence.

Chinese is not as difficult as people think。 Use：没有。。。那么

中文没有人们想那么难

Thank you very much.

**Tags:** grammar, sentence-structure

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can just add 的 after 想.  中文没有人們想的那麼難．  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-10-25. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

I feel 中文没有人们想那么难 is grammatically incorrect because 想 is a verb, so we need to add a 的 afterwards. However, 想 is also an imprecise word choice since it has connotations of "wanting" something.

I suggest the following:

> 中文没有人们**想象的**那么难。

I changed 想 (to think) to 想象 (to imagine), and you can check online it's commonly used this way. Here, 人们想象的 refers to something along the lines of "what people imagine".

Related examples "in the wild":

> 我认为这**没有人们想象的那么**难。 ([source](https://www.coder.work/article/6924895))  
> I feel this is not as difficult as people imagine.
>
> 高校腐败**没有人们想象的那么**严重。 ([source](https://www.weibo.com/1663072851/DlqO99bS0?type=comment#_rnd1603595478863))  
> Corruption in university and colleges is not as serious as people imagine.
>
> 历史上的杜甫，**没有人们想象的那么**穷苦。 ([source](http://www.wenming.cn/wmzh_pd/ws/shgc/201106/t20110607_201614.shtml))  
> History's Du Fu [was] not as impoverished as people imagine.
>
> 事情远**没有人们想象的那么**简单。 ([source](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B0017M5O42))  
> [The] matter is rather not as simple as people imagine.


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