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Pronunciation |
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méi |
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Meaning |
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- not have; there is not; be without. (v)
- not. (adv)
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Radical |
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氵 |
Strokes |
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7 |
Traditional |
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沒 ( Stroke Order ) |
Usage |
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64% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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not have; there is not; not yet; never before |
3. |
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it doesn’t matter; it’s nothing; that’s all right; never mind |
4. |
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have nothing to do; it doesn’t matter |
Sentences:
1. He doesn’t have a girlfriend yet. |
tā |
hái |
méi |
nǚ |
péng |
you |
。 |
他 |
还 |
没 |
女 |
朋 |
友 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
还 |
: |
still |
没 |
: |
not have |
女朋友 |
: |
girlfriend |
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2. I’m not so tall as you. |
wǒ |
méi |
nǐ |
gāo |
。 |
我 |
没 |
你 |
高 |
。 |
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我 |
: |
I |
没 |
: |
not |
你 |
: |
you |
高 |
: |
tall |
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3. There’s no one in the room. |
wū |
zi |
lǐ |
méi |
rén |
。 |
屋 |
子 |
里 |
没 |
人 |
。 |
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屋子 |
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house |
里 |
: |
inside |
没 |
: |
not have |
人 |
: |
people |
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4. The bank was closed yesterday. |
yín |
háng |
zuó |
tiān |
méi |
kāi |
mén |
。 |
银 |
行 |
昨 |
天 |
没 |
开 |
门 |
。 |
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银行 |
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bank |
昨天 |
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yesterday |
没 |
: |
not |
开 |
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open |
门 |
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door |
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5. I have never eaten Western food before. |
wǒ |
méi |
yǒu |
chī |
guò |
xī |
cān |
。 |
我 |
没 |
有 |
吃 |
过 |
西 |
餐 |
。 |
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我 |
: |
I |
没有 |
: |
not have |
吃 |
: |
eat |
过 |
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(particle) used after a verb or an adjective to indicate a past action or state |
西餐 |
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Western food |
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