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没
沒
méi
1.
(negative prefix for verbs)
2.
have not
3.
not
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
呒没
mméi
dialectal equivalent of [[沒有|没有<méiyǒu>]]
从没
cóngméi
never (in the past)
昧没
mèimò
veiled
没了
méile
to be dead
没劲
méijìn
to have no strength
没口
méikǒu
unreservedly
没命
méimìng
to lose one's life
没底
méidǐ
unsure
没影
méiyǐng
to vanish
没戏
méixì
(coll.) not a chance
没救
méijiù
hopeless
没治
méizhì
hopeless
没法
méifǎ
at a loss
没用
méiyòng
useless
没种
méizhǒng
not to have the guts (to do sth)
没脸
méiliǎn
ashamed
没谱
méipǔ
to have no idea about sth
没趣
méiqù
embarrassing
没辙
méizhé
at one's wit's end
没错
méicuò
that's right
Example Sentences (10)
看你脸色不太好，是不是昨晚没休息好？
Kàn nǐ liǎnsè bú tài hǎo, shì bú shì zuówǎn méi xiūxi hǎo?
You don't look so well. Didn't sleep well last night?
Text 2
我早上跟你打招呼，你没看见。想不到又在这儿碰见你了。
Wǒ zǎoshang gēn nǐ dǎ zhāohū, nǐ méi kànjiàn. Xiǎng bú dào yòu zài zhèr pèngjiàn nǐ le.
I said hi to you this morning, but you didn't notice. I didn't expect to run into you here again.
Text 3
这两天怎么没看见小张？
Zhè liǎng tiān zěnme méi kànjiàn Xiǎo Zhāng?
How come I haven't seen Xiao Zhang these past two days?
Text 4
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
快五年了，你几乎没变化。
Kuài wǔ nián le, nǐ jīhū méi biànhuà.
It's been almost five years; you have hardly changed.
Text 4
王静，好久不见了！大学毕业后就没联系了，你现在在哪儿工作呢？
Wáng Jìng, hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn le! Dàxué bìyè hòu jiù méi liánxì le, nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr gōngzuò ne?
Wang Jing, long time no see! We haven't been in touch since graduating from college. Where are you working now?
Text 3
你妹妹怎么还没来？都八点四十了！
Nǐ mèimei zěnme hái méi lái? Dōu bā diǎn sì shí le!
Why hasn't your younger sister come yet? It's already 8:40!
Text 3
听说这次生意你到现在还没谈成。
Tīngshuō zhè cì shēngyi nǐ dào xiànzài hái méi tánchéng.
I heard you still haven't closed this deal yet.
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- Character Frequency Rank
- 71
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