没有
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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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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
Guides that feature 没有
Jump into a full guide with fill-in-the-blank drills. Clicking will load the page and move you to the top.
Use A有B那么/这么 + adjective to ask or say whether A reaches B’s level.
To compare how two people do something, combine 比 with a 得 complement: 他比我跑得快 or 他跑得比我快 both mean “he runs faster than me”.
Start with the place, then use 有 + number + measure word + noun to say what is there, or 是 + noun to name what fills that spot.
Use 没有...就没有... to say that one thing is what makes another possible.
A declarative sentence (陈述句) tells a fact in normal word order and ends with 。; make it negative with 不 or 没, and add 吗 to turn it into a question.
Ask, suggest and tell people not to do things with 请, 吧, 不要 and 别, and choose correctly between 不, 没 and 没有.
Use two negatives to make a strong positive, like 不能不去 “have to go” and 没有人不知道 “everyone knows”.
Avoid the common trap of making every negative comparison with 不.
Use 再也不 to say you will never do something again, and 再也没(有) to say something never happened again after a point in the past.
Say that something just won’t happen however hard you try, as in 我怎么也睡不着 and 我怎么找都没找到.
Say there’s no reason to worry, cry or argue with 没什么好担心的, and ask “what’s there to fear?” with 有什么好怕的.
Choose the right beginner negation for habits, plans, possession, and completed actions.
Understand and use set phrases like 没完没了, 没日没夜 and 没大没小, and tell them apart from 不A不B phrases like 不大不小.
Example Sentences
5 shown我们 没有 别的问题了。
他 没有 自己的主见，总是附和别人。
他 没有 复习，可想而知，考试没通过。
老板 没有 亏待过任何员工。
你 没有 理由这样做。
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Words Containing 没有
(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?
even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
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]
all good things must come to an end (idiom)
lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom)
there has never been; has never had
see 有的沒的|有的没的[yǒu de méi de]
(idiom) no secret can be kept forever
not a bit
uninhabited
it is nothing
nothing is impossible
to have no strength
tasteless
there is no difference
shapeless
boring
not to have any meaning
endless
at a loss
ashamed
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
see 沒關係|没关系[méi guān xi]
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
not yet