no hope; no chance
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
no hope; no chance; impossible
informalA colloquial expression, primarily used in northern Mandarin dialects. It often expresses a pessimistic or dismissive view of an outcome. Can be used as a standalone phrase or as a predicate.
Tā他
lǎo老
xiǎng想
zhòng中
dà大
jiǎng奖
，
wǒ我
kàn看
méi没
xì戏
。
He always dreams of winning the big prize, but I think there's no chance.
Jīn今
tiān天
yǔ雨
zhè这
me么
dà大
，
zán咱
men们
qù去
pá爬
shān山
chè彻
dǐ底
méi没
xì戏
le了
。
With such heavy rain today, our plan to go hiking is completely hopeless.
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AA
:
Nǐ
jué你
de觉
zhè得
cì这
tán次
pàn谈
néng判
chéng能
gōng成
ma功
B吗
？
Wǒ
kànB
:
méi
xì我
看
没
戏
。
A: Do you think this negotiation will be successful? B: I don't see any hope.
Xiǎng想
ràng让
tā他
gǎi改
biàn变
zhǔ主
yì意
？
Méi没
xì戏
！
Want to change his mind? No way!