没

(negative prefix for verbs) have not in Chinese: 没 (méi)

méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not

HSK 1Traditional: 沒2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

Stroke order

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没

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄟˊ

méi

ㄇ/ mㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

没

Simplified

沒

Traditional

Example sentences

See 没 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 没牛奶了。

    méi niú nǎi le。

    There's no more milk.

  • 吃过了没？

    chī guò le méi？

    Have you eaten yet?

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Related words

没有

méi yǒu

haven't

没用

méi yòng

useless

没错

méi cuò

that's right

从没

cóng méi

never (in the past)

没收

mò shōu

to confiscate

埋没

mái mò

to engulf

没劲

méi jìn

to have no strength

没落

mò luò

to decline

没辙

méi zhé

at one's wit's end

没关系

méi guān xi

it doesn't matter

没什么

méi shén me

nothing

没事儿

méi shì r

to have spare time

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