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沒

méi

not, have not, none; to drown, sink

Strokes
7
Radical
水
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 没

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 没, the simplified form of 沒. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我没说。

    Wǒ méi shuō

    I didn't say it.

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  • 还没有。

    Hái méi yǒu

    Not yet.

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  • 没用的!

    Méi yòng de

    That won't work!

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  • 他没事。

    Tā méi shì

    There is nothing wrong with him.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 没

  • 没有méi yǒu 2–3 haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
  • 没méi 2(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
  • 没什么méi shén me 2–2–5nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind
  • 没关系méi guān xi 2–1–5it doesn't matter
  • 没事儿méi shì r 2–4 to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind
  • 没用méi yòng 2–4 useless
  • 没错méi cuò 2–4 that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
  • 没法儿méifǎr5 5Can't
  • 没想到méi xiǎng dào 2–3–4didn't expect
  • 从没cóng méi 2–2 never (in the past); never did
  • 没收mò shōu 4–1 to confiscate; to seize
  • 淹没yān mò 1–4 to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.)