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méi
HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1187434)

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Words Containing 没

没长眼睛
méi zhǎng yǎn jing

(coll.) are you blind or something?

没有劲头
méi yǒu jìn tóu

to have no strength

没水准
méi shuǐ zhǔn

lacking class

没脸
méi liǎn

ashamed

没的说
méi de shuō

see 沒說的|没说的[méi shuō de]

没人住
méi rén zhù

unoccupied

没事
méi shì

it's not important

没水平
méi shuǐ píng

disgraceful

没有意思
méi yǒu yì si

boring

没来由
méi lái yóu

without any reason

潜没
qián mò

to submerge

没意思
méi yì si

boring

没精打采
méi jīng dǎ cǎi

listless

家花没有野花香
jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng

lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom)

想也没想
xiǎng yě méi xiǎng

without a second thought

没劲
méi jìn

to have no strength

没想到
méi xiǎng dào

didn't expect

没完没了
méi wán méi liǎo

without end

没经验
méi jīng yàn

inexperienced

隐没
yǐn mò

to vanish gradually

没准头
méi zhǔn tou

(coll.) unreliable

没治
méi zhì

hopeless

没说的
méi shuō de

nothing to pick on

神出鬼没
shén chū guǐ mò

lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)

出没无常
chū mò wú cháng

to appear and disappear unpredictably

没有法
méi yǒu fǎ

at a loss

沦没
lún mò

to sink

有的没有的
yǒu de méi yǒu de

see 有的沒的|有的没的[yǒu de méi de]

没口
méi kǒu

unreservedly

没有规矩,不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

没头没脸
méi tóu méi liǎn

lit. without head, without face (idiom)

拿你没办法
ná nǐ méi bàn fǎ

don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation)

拿你没辙
ná nǐ méi zhé

see 拿你沒辦法|拿你没办法[ná nǐ méi bàn fǎ]

没落
mò luò

to decline

沉没成本
chén mò chéng běn

sunk cost (economics)

过了这村没这店
guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn

past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn

see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]

没有差别
méi yǒu chā bié

there is no difference

埋没
mái mò

to engulf

从来没有
cóng lái méi yǒu

there has never been; has never had

没了
méi le

to be dead

没关系
méi guān xi

it doesn't matter

没谁了
méi séi le

(coll.) nobody can beat that

没趣
méi qù

embarrassing

没有事
méi yǒu shì

not a bit

嘴上没毛,办事不牢
zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo

a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)

不干不净,吃了没病
bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìng

a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)

没有
méi yǒu

haven't

没心没肺
méi xīn méi fèi

simple-minded

从没
cóng méi
没有什么
méi yǒu shén me

it is nothing

没有不透风的墙
méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng

(idiom) no secret can be kept forever

留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo

While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

二话没说
èr huà méi shuō

see 二話不說|二话不说[èr huà bù shuō]

没搞头
méi gǎo tou

(coll.) not worth bothering with

湮没无闻
yān mò wú wén

to pass into oblivion

全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò

total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout

从来没
cóng lái méi

have never

千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

没齿难忘
mò chǐ nán wàng

hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives

没长眼
méi zhǎng yǎn

see 沒長眼睛|没长眼睛[méi zhǎng yǎn jing]

没脸没皮
méi liǎn méi pí

shameless

没多久
méi duō jiǔ

before long

没辙
méi zhé

at one's wit's end

没精打彩
méi jīng dǎ cǎi

listless

没有脸皮
méi yǒu liǎn pí

ashamed

钱不是万能的,没钱是万万不能的
qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de

money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)

没收
mò shōu

to confiscate

开弓没有回头箭
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)

天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí

all good things must come to an end (idiom)

没吃没穿
méi chī méi chuān

to be without food or clothing (idiom)

查没
chá mò

to confiscate

没什么
méi shén me

nothing

溶没
róng mò

to fade away

没药
mò yào

myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)

昧没
mèi mò

veiled

没影
méi yǐng

to vanish

没齿不忘
mò chǐ bù wàng

lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out

覆没
fù mò

annihilated

没事儿
méi shìr

to have spare time

没有什么不可能
méi yǒu shén me bù kě néng

nothing is impossible

没亲没故
méi qīn méi gù

without relatives or friends

没谱
méi pǔ

to be clueless

没办法
méi bàn fǎ

there is nothing to be done

没用
méi yòng

useless

没电
méi diàn

discharged

没准
méi zhǔn

not sure

八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
没有形状
méi yǒu xíng zhuàng

shapeless

没分寸
méi fēn cùn

inappropriate

有嘴没舌
yǒu zuǐ mò shé

struck dumb

没日没夜
méi rì méi yè

day and night

三个和尚没水吃
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ chī

see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]

没品
méi pǐn

lacking in class

有的没的
yǒu de méi de

trivial (matters)

天下没有不散的宴席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

see 天下沒有不散的筵席|天下没有不散的筵席[tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí]

三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē

lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)

泯没
mǐn mò

to sink into oblivion

没心眼
méi xīn yǎn

outspoken

浸没
jìn mò

to immerse

没起子
méi qǐ zi

(dialect) (of a person) useless

没眼看
méi yǎn kàn

(coll.) can't bear to look at it

没得说
méi de shuō

really good

没法
méi fǎ

at a loss

没问题
méi wèn tí

no problem

没头苍蝇
méi tóu cāng ying

see 無頭蒼蠅|无头苍蝇[wú tóu cāng ying]

没有规矩,何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán

without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

沦没丧亡
lún mò sàng wáng

to die

没有意义
méi yǒu yì yì

not to have any meaning

八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] (idiom)

差点没
chà diǎn méi

almost

过了这个村就没这个店
guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn

past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)

没种
méi zhǒng

not to have the guts (to do sth)

没天理
méi tiān lǐ

incorrect

有没有
yǒu méi yǒu

(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?

没大没小
méi dà méi xiǎo

impolite

没羞没臊
méi xiū méi sào

shameless

有一搭没一搭
yǒu yī dā méi yī dā

unimportant

功不可没
gōng bù kě mò

one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)

自讨没趣
zì tǎo méi qù

to invite a snub

没上没下
méi shàng méi xià

no respect for seniors

吞没
tūn mò

to embezzle

日没
rì mò

sunset

没戏
méi xì

(coll.) not a chance

没命
méi mìng

to lose one's life

罚没
fá mò

to impose a fine and confiscate (property)

淹没
yān mò

to submerge

湮没
yān mò

to bury

出没
chū mò

to come and go

有一句没一句
yǒu yī jù méi yī jù

to speak one minute and be quiet the next

没有关系
méi yǒu guān xi

see 沒關係|没关系[méi guān xi]

没有人烟
méi yǒu rén yān

uninhabited

没得挑剔
méi dé tiāo ti

excellent in every respect

没错
méi cuò

that's right

没有止尽
méi yǒu zhǐ jìn

endless

没底
méi dǐ

unsure

没有品味
méi yǒu pǐn wèi

tasteless

没奈何
mò nài hé

to have no alternative; to be helpless

沉没
chén mò

to sink

没人味
méi rén wèi

to be lacking in human character

没救
méi jiù

hopeless