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| Pronunciation |
: |
méi |
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| Meaning |
: |
- not have; there is not; be without. (v)
- not. (adv)
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| Radical |
: |
氵 |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
: |
沒 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
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 |
|
| 2. I’m not so tall as you. |
| wǒ |
méi |
nǐ |
gāo |
。 |
| 我 |
没 |
你 |
高 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 屋子 |
: |
house |
| 里 |
: |
inside |
| 没 |
: |
not have |
| 人 |
: |
people |
|
| 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 |
: |
bank |
| 昨天 |
: |
yesterday |
| 没 |
: |
not |
| 开 |
: |
open |
| 门 |
: |
door |
|
| 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 |
: |
(particle) used after a verb or an adjective to indicate a past action or state |
| 西餐 |
: |
Western food |
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