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没事

méi shì · mei shi

Traditional 沒事

Meaning

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  1. it's not important
  2. it's nothing
  3. never mind
  4. to have nothing to do
  5. to be free
  6. to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
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A fall on the stairs

  1. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，你(nǐ)在(zài)楼梯(lóutī)上(shàng)摔(shuāi)了(le)一下(yīxià)，没事(méishì)吧(ba)？

    Oh no, you fell on the stairs. Are you OK?

  2. Liangliang

    没事(méishì)，没事(méishì)，我(wǒ)没(méi)摔疼(shuāiténg)。

    I'm fine, I'm fine. It didn't hurt.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)没事(méishì)吗(ma)？你的(nǐde)脸(liǎn)很(hěn)红(hóng)。

    Really fine? Your face is very red.

  4. Liangliang

    没事(méishì)，只是(zhǐshì)刚才(gāngcái)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)看(kàn)。

    I'm fine. It's just that someone was watching.

  5. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，我们(wǒmen)假装(jiǎzhuāng)这(zhè)是(shì)表演(biǎoyǎn)吧(ba)。

    It's fine. Let's pretend it was a performance.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)鞠个躬(jūgègōng)。

    OK, then I'll take a bow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

刚(gāng)才(cái)你(nǐ)肚(dù)子(zi)一(yì)直(zhí)在(zài)叫(jiào)，没(méi)事(shì)吧(ba)？

Your stomach has been rumbling for quite a while now. Are you sure you're all right?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by kemushi69 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bú)要(yào)担(dān)心(xīn)，会(huì)没(méi)事(shì)的(de)。

Don't worry, it'll be okay.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by kupo033 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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