Hanzi
Traditional
沒
Simplified
没

drowned/to end/to die/to inundate

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

méi, mò, me

Bopomofo

ㄇㄟˊ, ㄇㄛˋ, ㄇㄜ˙

Jyutping

mut6

Example sentences

沒 / 没 méi
他沒去過中國。
他没去过中国。

He has not been to China.

卻 / 却 què
他說他會來，卻沒來。
他说他会来，却没来。

He said he would come, but he didn't.

時間 / 时间 shíjiān
我沒有時間吃早餐。
我没有时间吃早餐。

I don't have time to eat breakfast.

沒事 / 没事 méishì
沒事，別放在心上。
没事，别放在心上。

It's okay, don't worry about it.

無聊 / 无聊 wúliáo
假期在家沒事做，覺得很無聊。
假期在家没事做，觉得很无聊。

I feel very bored at home during the holiday with nothing to do.

沒什麼 / 没什么 méishénme
這點小傷沒什麼，不用擔心。
这点小伤没什么，不用担心。

This little injury is nothing, don't worry.

算計 / 算计 suànjì
他總是在算計別人，所以沒什麼真心朋友。
他总是在算计别人，所以没什么真心朋友。

He is always plotting against others, so he doesn't have many true friends.

沒用 / 没用 méiyòng
現在後悔已經沒用了。
现在后悔已经没用了。

It is already useless to regret now.

出沒 / 出没 chūmò
附近山區常有黑熊出沒。
附近山区常有黑熊出没。

Black bears often appear in the nearby mountain area.

Example Vocabulary

沒

mei2

have not; not; (negative prefix for verbs)

沒有

mei2'you3

not have; to be without

沒事

mei2'shi4

it's okay; no problem; all right

沒什麼

mei2'shen2'me

it's nothing; not much; no problem

沒心沒肺

mei2'xin1'mei2'fei4

沒法

mei2'fa3

沒用

mei2'yong4

useless; ineffectual

全軍覆沒

quan2'jun1'fu4'mo4

出沒

chu1'mo4

to appear and disappear; to haunt; to frequent

功不可沒

gong1'bu4'ke3'mo4

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