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méi / mò · not, none, gone

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HSK 2.0 · Level 1Frequency #63
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Readings & meanings

没 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

没关系méi guān xi · it doesn't matter
mò

drowned; to end; to die

淹没yān mò · to submerge
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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 没

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méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
mòdrowned; to end; to die
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Example sentences

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Tā hái méi yǒu lái, shì bu shì?他还没有来,是不是?

He hasn't come already, has he?

Source: Tatoeba #3707361 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shòu bùliǎo tā méiwánméiliǎo de ài.我受不了她没完没了的爱。

I cannot bear her endless love.

Source: Tatoeba #941265 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú zài de shí hòu yǒu méi yǒu rén lái?我不在的时候有没有人来?

Did anyone come in my absence?

Source: Tatoeba #402916 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men kàn kàn yǒu méi yǒu rén zài jiā.我们看看有没有人在家。

Let's see if anybody's home.

Source: Tatoeba #13953447 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā méi yǒu chū qù, ér shì zuò xià le.他没有出去,而是坐下了。

He didn't go out, but instead sat down.

Source: Tatoeba #1313744 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hái méi yǒu gěi wǒ wǒ jiè gěi tā de qián.他还没有给我我借给他的钱。

He still hasn't given me the money I lent him.

Source: Tatoeba #3702588 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 没 in context

  1. Say méi / mò, then recall the core meaning: not, none, gone.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 没关系 (méi guān xi), meaning “it doesn't matter”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 没 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.