没有

méi yǒu

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Very common

Definitions

1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 有 yǒu 有 yǒu to have; there is 表示存在或拥有，如‘有困难’与‘没有困难’: to have; there is

Related words

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• 存在 cún zài 存在 cún zài to exist 与否定副词构成‘不存在’，相当于‘没有’的客观存在义: to exist

Synonyms

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• 无 wú 无 wú not to have 书面或正式表达‘没有’的含义，如‘无家可归’: not to have

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Remember to use 没有 (méi yǒu) to negate past actions or possession, not 不 (bù), which is for habitual or future actions.

Formality

没有 is neutral in formality; in formal writing, consider using 无 (wú).

Grammar

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Negative Comparisons

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Reading: méi yǒu Open guide

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Reading: méi yǒu Open guide

HSK 2.0 Level 1+ HSK 3.0 Level 1+ 6 min

不 vs 没有

Choose the right beginner negation for habits, plans, possession, and completed actions.

Reading: méi yǒu Open guide

Example Sentences

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我们 没有 别的问题了。

We have no other questions.

他 没有 自己的主见，总是附和别人。

He has no opinion of his own and always echoes others.

他 没有 复习，可想而知，考试没通过。

He didn't review, and as one can well imagine, he failed the exam.

老板 没有 亏待过任何员工。

The boss has never treated any employee unfairly.

你 没有 理由这样做。

You have no reason to do this.

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Words Containing 没有

• 有没有 有没有 yǒu méi yǒu: (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?
• 千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 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)
• 天下没有不散的宴席 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]
• 天下没有不散的筵席 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)
• 家花没有野花香 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)
• 从来没有 从来没有 cóng lái méi yǒu: there has never been; has never had
• 有的没有的 有的没有的 yǒu de méi yǒu de: see 有的沒的|有的没的[yǒu de méi de]
• 没有不透风的墙 没有不透风的墙 méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng: (idiom) no secret can be kept forever
• 没有事 没有事 méi yǒu shì: not a bit
• 没有人烟 没有人烟 méi yǒu rén yān: uninhabited
• 没有什么 没有什么 méi yǒu shén me: it is nothing
• 没有什么不可能 没有什么不可能 méi yǒu shén me bù kě néng: nothing is impossible
• 没有劲头 没有劲头 méi yǒu jìn tóu: to have no strength
• 没有品味 没有品味 méi yǒu pǐn wèi: tasteless
• 没有差别 没有差别 méi yǒu chā bié: there is no difference
• 没有形状 没有形状 méi yǒu xíng zhuàng: shapeless
• 没有意思 没有意思 méi yǒu yì si: boring
• 没有意义 没有意义 méi yǒu yì yì: not to have any meaning
• 没有止尽 没有止尽 méi yǒu zhǐ jìn: endless
• 没有法 没有法 méi yǒu fǎ: at a loss
• 没有脸皮 没有脸皮 méi yǒu liǎn pí: ashamed
• 没有规矩，不成方圆 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
• 没有规矩，何以成方圆 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
• 没有关系 没有关系 méi yǒu guān xi: see 沒關係|没关系[méi guān xi]
• 开弓没有回头箭 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)

Child Words of 没有

• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 没 没 méi: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
• 没 没 mò: drowned