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Definitions
- 1. (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
Example Sentences
1 shown没 门。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 没
(coll.) are you blind or something?
to have no strength
lacking class
ashamed
see 沒說的|没说的[méi shuō de]
unoccupied
it's not important
disgraceful
boring
without any reason
to submerge
boring
listless
lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom)
without a second thought
to have no strength
didn't expect
without end
inexperienced
to vanish gradually
(coll.) unreliable
hopeless
nothing to pick on
lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
to appear and disappear unpredictably
at a loss
to sink
see 有的沒的|有的没的[yǒu de méi de]
unreservedly
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
lit. without head, without face (idiom)
don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation)
see 拿你沒辦法|拿你没办法[ná nǐ méi bàn fǎ]
to decline
sunk cost (economics)
past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]
there is no difference
to engulf
there has never been; has never had
to be dead
it doesn't matter
(coll.) nobody can beat that
embarrassing
not a bit
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)
haven't
simple-minded
it is nothing
(idiom) no secret can be kept forever
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
see 二話不說|二话不说[èr huà bù shuō]
(coll.) not worth bothering with
to pass into oblivion
total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
have never
even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
see 沒長眼睛|没长眼睛[méi zhǎng yǎn jing]
shameless
before long
at one's wit's end
listless
ashamed
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
to confiscate
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
all good things must come to an end (idiom)
to be without food or clothing (idiom)
to confiscate
nothing
to fade away
myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)
veiled
to vanish
lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out
annihilated
to have spare time
nothing is impossible
without relatives or friends
to be clueless
there is nothing to be done
useless
discharged
not sure
shapeless
inappropriate
struck dumb
day and night
see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]
lacking in class
trivial (matters)
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]
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
to sink into oblivion
outspoken
to immerse
(dialect) (of a person) useless
(coll.) can't bear to look at it
really good
at a loss
no problem
see 無頭蒼蠅|无头苍蝇[wú tóu cāng ying]
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
to die
not to have any meaning
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] (idiom)
almost
past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
not to have the guts (to do sth)
incorrect
(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?
impolite
shameless
unimportant
one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
to invite a snub
no respect for seniors
to embezzle
sunset
(coll.) not a chance
to lose one's life
to impose a fine and confiscate (property)
to submerge
to bury
to come and go
to speak one minute and be quiet the next
see 沒關係|没关系[méi guān xi]
uninhabited
excellent in every respect
that's right
endless
unsure
tasteless
to have no alternative; to be helpless
to sink
to be lacking in human character
hopeless