没事

méi shì

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. it's not important
2. it's nothing
3. never mind
4. to have nothing to do
5. to be free
6. to be all right (out of danger or trouble)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 有事 yǒu shì 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth antonym for 'to have nothing to do' or 'to be free': to be occupied with sth

Synonyms

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• 不要紧 bù yào jǐn 不要紧 bù yào jǐn unimportant When saying something is not serious or important.: unimportant
• 没关系 méi guān xi 没关系 méi guān xi it doesn't matter When responding to thanks or apologies, meaning 'it's nothing'.: it doesn't matter

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 就 (jiù) in the pattern '没事就……' meaning 'when free, just do...'

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 没事 (it's nothing) with 没关系 (it doesn't matter). 没事 is often used to downplay an action, while 没关系 responds to an apology.

Example Sentences

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你 没事 吧？

Are you okay?

没事 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 551441)

没事 ！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 7768191)

他 没事 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2254359)

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Words Containing 没事

• 没事儿 没事儿 méi shìr: to have spare time

Child Words of 没事

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 没 没 méi: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
• 没 没 mò: drowned