méi

not; (negative prefix for verbs); have not

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 72nd character
Radical ⽔ (85.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 867
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

没 méi
  1. 1. not
  2. 2. (negative prefix for verbs)
  3. 3. have not
没 mò
  1. 1. to die
  2. 2. to end
  3. 3. to inundate
  4. 4. drowned

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Words containing 没

Word Meaning
to not have; haven't; hasn't
it doesn't matter
to flood; to submerge; to drown out (also fig.)
to bury; to neglect; to overlook
never mind; it doesn't matter; it's nothing
never (in the past); never did
it's nothing; never mind; it's not important
to have no choice; unable to do anything about it
it's nothing; never mind; it's not important
useless
that's right; sure!; can't go wrong
to confiscate; to seize
(coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless
boring; of no interest
desperately; recklessly; to lose one's life
on and on; incessantly; without end
to roam about (mostly unseen); to come and go
boring; of no interest; feeling listless
to sink
at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out
to decline; to wane
to swallow up; to engulf; to embezzle
dull; unsatisfactory; embarrassing
fig. elusive
total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
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