Chinese Word: 沒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

沒 (Simplified: 没)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1

Antonyms: 浮有

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:木 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 又 [ yòu ] and, also, again, in addition

Similar Characters: 渂

Pinyin: méi

English Definition:(negative prefix for verbs); have not; not

Chinese Definition:
①无：没有。没用。没关系。没词儿。没精打采。没心没肺。
②不曾，未：没有来过。
③不够，不［例］汽车没飞机快。
④出有。

Example Words:

沒有HSK 1	méi yǒu	haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
沒什麼	méi shén me	nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind
沒甚麼	méi shén me	nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind
沒事	méi shì	it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
沒用	méi yòng	useless

Pinyin: mò

English Definition:drowned; to end; to die; to inundate

Chinese Definition:
①隐在水中：沉没。没顶之灾。
②隐藏，消失：埋没。没落。
③漫过，高过：水没了头顶。淹没。
④财物收归公有或被私人侵吞：没收。抄没。
⑤终，尽：没世。没齿不忘。
⑥同“殁”。
⑦出有。

Example Words:

沒收	mò shōu	to confiscate; to seize
沒奈何	mò nài hé	to have no alternative; to be helpless
沒落	mò luò	to decline; to wane

1		wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 wèn tí 问题。 I have no problem.
2		nǐ 你 méi shì r 没事儿 ba 吧？ Are you okay?
3		tā 他 méi yǒu 没有 huí jiā 回家。 He didn't go home.
4		wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 zì xíng chē 自行车。 I don't have a bike.
5		zuó tiān 昨天 méi yǒu 没有 shàng kè 上课。 There was no class yesterday.

1		wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 wèn tí 问题。 I have no problem.
2		nǐ 你 méi shì r 没事儿 ba 吧？ Are you okay?
3		tā 他 méi yǒu 没有 huí jiā 回家。 He didn't go home.
4		wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 zì xíng chē 自行车。 I don't have a bike.
5		zuó tiān 昨天 méi yǒu 没有 shàng kè 上课。 There was no class yesterday.