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Traditional:
Pinyin méi IPA [meɪ˧˥] Zhuyin ㄇㄟˊ
HSK 1 adverb 副词 Book 1 · Lesson 10 freq #63

Meaning

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.

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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