沒有

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Chinese[edit]

 
have not; drowned; to end
have not; drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
trad. (沒有/没有) /
simp. (没有)
alternative forms 木有 slang

Pronunciation[edit]


Verb[edit]

沒有

  1. to not have; to have no; to not be
    沒有演技没有演技  ―  méiyǒu yǎnjì  ―  to have no acting skills
    沒有零錢没有零钱  ―  méiyǒu língqián.  ―  I don't have any change.
    根本沒有童年 [MSC, trad.]
    根本没有童年 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā gēnběn jiù méiyǒu tóngnián. [Pinyin]
    She didn't have any kind of childhood.
    人生永遠沒有開始 [MSC, trad.]
    人生永远没有开始 [MSC, simp.]
    Rénshēng yǒngyuǎn méiyǒu tài wǎn de kāishǐ. [Pinyin]
    No beginning has ever been proved to be too late.
    如果沒有捐助的話小孩永遠失明 [MSC, trad.]
    如果没有捐助的话小孩永远失明 [MSC, simp.]
    Rúguǒ méiyǒu rén juānzhù dehuà, zhè ge xiǎohái jiù huì yǒngyuǎn shīmíng. [Pinyin]
    If no one offers assistance this kid will become permanently blind.
  2. there is no; there isn't any; there are no; there aren't any
    沒有最好只有更好 [MSC, trad.]
    没有最好只有更好 [MSC, simp.]
    méiyǒu zuìhǎo, zhǐyǒu gènghǎo [Pinyin]
    There is no best, only better.
    杯子沒有杯子没有  ―  Bēizǐ lǐ méiyǒu shuǐ.  ―  There isn't any water in the glass.
  3. to be not so ... as (when comparing)
    沒有弟弟聰明没有弟弟聪明  ―  méiyǒu dìdi cōngmíng.  ―  I'm not as smart as my younger brother.
  4. less than; no more than

Synonyms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

沒有

  1. have not; haven't; hasn't (done); didn't (do) (indicating non-completion of a verb)
    從來沒有 [MSC, trad.]
    从来没有 [MSC, simp.]
    cónglái méiyǒu huà guò zhuāng de rén [Pinyin]
    a person who has never put on makeup before
    沒有没有  ―  méiyǒu gēn tā jiǎng.  ―  I didn't speak with him.
    吃飯沒有吃饭没有  ―  Nǐ chīfàn le méiyǒu?  ―  Have you eaten (or not)?
    他們好久沒有通信 [MSC, trad.]
    他们好久没有通信 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen hǎojiǔ méiyǒu tōngxìn le. [Pinyin]
    They haven't written to each other for a long time.

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