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

Stroke order

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Words containing 没

Word Meaning
have never; has never
have never; never before
without a second thought
don't know what to do with you; can't really say no to you
sunset; sundown
obscure; veiled
to speak one minute and be quiet the next
perfunctory; (of conversation) idly; indifferent
speechless; struck dumb
Is there a ...?
nonsense; rubbish; trivial (matters)
to confiscate
sunk cost (economics)
lacking in manners; no respect for seniors
not to be, or cease to exist; to be dead
unoccupied
to be lacking in human character
erhua variant of méi rén wèi
for no reason; without any reason
inappropriate; bad-mannered
erhua variant of méi jìn
profusely; unreservedly
to be very poor; to be without food or clothing (idiom)