没 Traditional: 沒
Pinyin IPA [meɪ˧˥] Zhuyin
HSK 1 adverb 副词 Book 1 · Lesson 10 freq #63
Meaning
- adverb 副词 there is not
Not — the negator used with 有 and with past actions, short for 没有: 我没去 means "I didn't go". For most other negation, Chinese uses 不.
- (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
Examples
| 没关系。 | méi guān xì | It's OK. |
| 你没听。 | nǐ méi tīng | You haven't been listening. |
| 我没名气。 | wǒ méi míng qì | I'm not famous. |
Other Pronunciations 多音字
[mò] drowned; to end; to die; to inundate beyond HSK 1 usage
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