méi

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Character · Verb · AdverbTraditional沒

not; not have; non-existent

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

not have; to lack

Used to negate possession or existence. Equivalent to '没有'.

Wǒ我
méi没
qián钱
 。

I have no money.

Tā他
méi没
xiōng兄
dì弟
jiě姐
mèi妹
 。

He has no siblings.

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Jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
méi没
xué学
sheng生
 。

There are no students in the classroom.

2.

adverb

not yet; did not

Negates the completion of an action, often used with '过' (guo). Only used for the past, unlike '不'.

Wǒ我
hái还
méi没
chī吃
fàn饭
 。

I haven't eaten yet.

Tā他
méi没
qù去
guò过
Běi北
jīng京
 。

He has never been to Beijing.

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Zuó昨
tiān天
de的
zuò作
yè业
wǒ我
méi没
zuò做
wán完
 。

I didn't finish yesterday's homework.

3.

adverb

cannot compare to; not as... as

Used in a comparative structure 'A 没 B...'.

Tā他
méi没
nǐ你
gāo高
 。

He is not as tall as you.

Jīn今
tiān天
méi没
zuó昨
tiān天
nà那
me么
lěng冷
 。

Today is not as cold as yesterday.