Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 湮没
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.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
没事méishìit'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méiyǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
没意思méiyìsiboring; of no interest
没法儿méifǎr(coll.) can't do anything about it; (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ...; (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)