没有
méi yǒu
Negation of "you" with "mei"
有 is the one verb that can never take 不 — it is always 没有.
没 + 有
How it works
To say you don't have something, it's 没有: 我没有钱, 我没有时间. 不有 does not exist in Mandarin.
In speech 有 is often dropped, leaving just 没: 我没钱. Both are fine.
Examples
wǒ méi yǒu qián
我没有钱。
I don't have money.
tā méi yǒu nǚ péng yǒu
他没有女朋友。
He doesn't have a girlfriend.
jīn tiān wǒ méi shí jiān
今天我没时间。
I don't have time today.
Common mistakes
- 不有 is always wrong.