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没

méi

not (have); did not

HSK 1 · Topic “Have and have not” Adverbs
not (have); did not
Memory picture

Character

没 méi

Strokes
7
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 殳 tool, weapon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我没吃早饭。 Wǒ méi chī zǎofàn. I didn't have breakfast.
  • 他没来上课。 Tā méi lái shàngkè. He didn't come to class.
  • 我没介绍他们认识。 Wǒ méi jièshào tāmen rènshi. I didn't introduce them.
  • 妈妈昨天没去上班。 Māma zuótiān méi qù shàngbān. Mom did not go to work yesterday.
  • 你怎么没回答？ Nǐ zěnme méi huídá? Why didn't you answer?
  • 爸爸今天没开车。 Bàba jīntiān méi kāichē. Dad didn't drive today.
  • 那个字我没记住。 Nàge zì wǒ méi jìzhù. I didn't memorize that character.
  • 你们没做错。 Nǐmen méi zuò cuò. You did not make a mistake.
  • 小王没买新衣服。 Xiǎo Wáng méi mǎi xīn yīfu. Xiao Wang didn't buy new clothes.
  • 老师没生气。 Lǎoshī méi shēngqì. The teacher did not get angry.

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