Chinese Words With 沒 ( Méi )

Chinese Grammar 汉语语法

Chinese Words With 沒 ( Méi )

Chinese Simp - Trad - Pinyin - Meaning

没有 mei2you3 hasn't

没收 mo4shou1 confiscate

没落 mo4luo4 downfall

没什么 mei2shen2me5 there is nothing

没想到 mei2xiang3dao4 not to think

没关系 Méiguānxì it doesnt matter

没事 mei2shi4 no problem

没事儿 mei2shi4er5 no problem

没人 mei2ren2 no-one

没错 mei2cuo4 not to be wrong

没入 mo4ru4 mergence

也没有 ye3mei2you3 also not to be

淹没 yan1mo4 to submerge

还没有 hai2mei2you3 still to be not

沉没 chen2mo4 to sink

埋没 mai2mo4 oblivion

吞没 tun1mo4 Merge

出没 chu1mo4 haunt

覆没 fu4mo4 capsized

渐没 jian1mei2 fadeout

不遮没 bu4zhe1mei2 unblanking

Translations of 沒 :

Adverb

not 不, 未, 无, 没, 非, 毋

Verb

have not 没有, 未, 没, 未曾, 未尝

disappear 消失, 消, 不见了, 没, 澌, 冰释

die 死, 冲模, 去世, 亡, 逝世, 殒命

sink 下沉, 沉, 沉没, 沉落, 陷, 塌陷

submerge 淹没, 泅, 淹, 潜入, 泯, 潜

hide 隐藏, 躲, 隐瞒, 藏, 掩盖, 掩藏

overflow 溢出, 溢流, 溢, 漫, 泛滥, 滥

Adjective

drowned 没, 淹死的

Abbreviation

haven't 没, 没有, 未, 未曾, 未尝

Prefix

un- 非, 不, 没

Useful Sentences to understand:

钟还没响。

The bell has not rung yet.

你没发烧。

You don't have a fever.

你做过没？

Have you ever done it?

他没你高。

He's not as tall as you are.

我没耐性。

I have no patience.

我没出息。

I have no future.

For Beginners: You should know the Grammar Difference Between 不 and 没

In Chinese learning, you may see 不 and 没 very often, indeed.

Many learners get confused with these 2 important characters because both of them have the meaning "not" as a negation word in English, but they are used differently.

Know usages of 不 and 没. Become a master at using negative sentences.

The word 不 bù is always used to negate something.

In some ways, it is one of the closest things Mandarin has to the certain word "no" in English language.

For example, if someone asks you if you are hungry, you can simply say ( 不 bù ) to tell them that no, you aren’t hungry.

Hanzi Pinyin English

你 饿 吗? nǐ è ma? Are you hungry?

不 bù No.

Using 不 To Negate Adjectives

不 + adjective is a common way to say that something is NOT in a certain way.

For example, I have a dog that is kind of stupid. I would say:

我的 狗 不 聪明

wǒde gǒu bù cōngming

My dog is not smart

Here, we use 不 bù directly before 聪明 cōngming to say that my dog is not smart.

Consider these further interesting examples of 不 being used to say that an object, place, or person is not a certain way (not good looking, not clean, not tall, not comfortable, etc).

这件 衣服 不好看 。

zhèjiàn yīfu bùhǎokàn.

This clothing is ugly (literally: not good looking).

这个 地方 不 干净 。

zhège dìfāng bù gānjìng.

This place isn’t clean.

我 最近 身体 不舒服 。

wǒ zuìjìn shēntǐ bùshūfu.

Recently, I haven’t been feeling well (literally: my body has not felt comfortable)

我 姐姐 不 太 高 ， 但是 很 漂亮 。

wǒ jiějie bú tài gāo, dànshì hěn piàoliang.

My older sister isn’t very tall, but she is very pretty.

这个 地方 夏天 一点儿 也不 热 。

zhège dìfāng xiàtiān yìdiǎnr yěbù rè.

This place’s summer is not hot at all.

今天 天气 真 不好。

jīntiān tiānqì zhēn bùhǎo.

Today the weather is really bad.

不 can be paired with verbs to express that they are NOT happening in the present.

This can be about something you are not doing today. For example:

我 很 开心 。 今天 不 上班 ！

wǒ hěn kāixīn. jīntiān bú shàngbān!

I am very happy. Today I don’t work!

This can be used for anything that is happening in the present. For example, a vegetarian would say:

我 不吃 肉 。

wǒ bùchī ròu.

I don’t eat meat.

EXCEPTION - if you want to say something is not yet happening (but will happen), that is when you use 没 méi。

Here are a few examples to help you understand the use of 不 with the present tense:

爸爸 今天 不 在家 。

bàba jīntiān bú zàijiā.

Today dad isn’t home.

他 不是 留学生 。

tā búshi liúxuéshēng.

He isn’t an exchange student.

我 不会 说 汉语 。

wǒ búhuì shuō hànyǔ.

I can’t speak Chinese.

她 不 听 妈妈 说 的话。

tā bù tīng māma shuō dehuà.

She doesn’t listen to what her mom tells her.

现在 不能 开车 。

xiànzài bùnéng kāichē.

Can’t drive right now.

哥哥 不 常 给 父母 打电话 。

gēge bù cháng gěi fùmǔ dǎdiànhuà.

My older brother rarely (literally: not often) gives my parents a call.

不 bù can also be used to say that you will not be doing something in the near/far future or that something is not happening in the present.

Future:

今天 星期五 。 明天 不 上课 ！

jīntiān xīngqīwǔ. míngtiān bú shàngkè!

Today is Friday. Tomorrow I don’t have class!

Something useful to remember: If you are a beginner Chinese learner and you see a word like 明天 míngtiān (tomorrow) or 明年 míngnián (next year), you generally should use 不 bù and not 没 méi.

我 明年 不 去 美国 。

wǒ míngnián bú qù měiguó.

Next year I won’t go to the US.

Future clue - 明年 míngnián

暑假 我 不想 回国 了 。

shǔjià wǒ bùxiǎng huíguó le.

I don’t want to go home during summer vacation.

Future clue - 暑假 shǔjià

明天 银行 不 开门 。

míngtiān yínháng bù kāimén.

Tomorrow the bank isn’t open.

Future clue - 明天 míngtiān

不 as a Command - Things You Shouldn’t Be Doing in the Present

The phrase 不要 búyào is the simplest way to say "don’t" in Mandarin.

For example:

不要 哭 ！

búyào kū!

Don’t cry!

不要 喝 太多 奶茶 。

búyào hē tàiduō nǎichá.

Don’t drink too much milk tea.

现在 不要 出去 。

xiànzài búyào chūqù.

Don’t go out right now.

你 不是 真正 的 快乐

nǐ búshi zhēnzhèng de kuàilè

You aren’t really happy.

你的 笑 只是 你 穿 的 保护色

nǐde xiào zhǐshì nǐ chuān de bǎohùsè

Your smile is just your camouflage.

你 决定 不 恨 了

nǐ juédìng bú hèn le

You certainly don’t hate.

也 决定 不 爱 了

yě juédìng bú ài le

And also certainly don’t love.

把 你的 灵魂 关 在 永远 锁上 的 躯壳

bǎ nǐde línghún guān zài yǒngyuǎn suǒshàng de qūqiào

Locking your soul up forever in the shell of your body

没 (méi) Negates Past Actions (can be replaced by 没有）

没 (méi) is used to refute/deny actions that occurred in the past.

Examples:

我昨天没喝酒。

wǒ zuótiān méi hējiǔ.

I didn’t drink alcohol yesterday

他昨天没打电话给我。

tā zuótiān méi dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ

He didn’t call me yesterday.

没 (méi) can say something has not happened yet

他们吃完饭以后没付钱。

tāmen chī wán fàn yǐhòu méi fù qián

They didn’t pay after eating.

妈妈没做晚饭。

māmā méi zuò wǎnfàn

Mom didn’t cook dinner.

没 (méi) can use to indicate something has not been experienced

过 has to be used after the verb.

Subject + 没 + Verb + 过 + Object

我没吃过中国菜。

wǒ méi chīguò zhōngguó cài

I have never eaten Chinese food

Subject + (从来) 没 + 去 + 过 + place

我(从来)没去过中国。

wǒ (cónglái) méi qùguò zhōngguó

I have never (ever) been to China

More useful examples:

我不吃早饭。wǒ bù chī zǎofàn.

我没吃早饭。wǒ méi chī zǎofàn

When using 不(bù), it means that you normally "do not" eat breakfast.

When using 没(méi), however, the meaning changes to saying you "did not" eat breakfast, implying that you’re talking about "what you did not do today."