Chinese word dictionary

想也没想

xiǎng yě méi xiǎng · without a second thought

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Word information

Simplified想也没想

Traditional想也沒想

Pinyinxiǎng yě méi xiǎng

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

想xiǎng

to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think

也yě

also, too

没méi

not, none, gone; to bury; to sink, to drown

想xiǎng

to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think

How to learn 想也没想

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

没méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

没关系méiguānxi

it doesn't matter

没事méishì

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)

没有méiyǒu

haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be

想xiǎng

to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

也yě

also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]; surname Ye