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没什么

méi shén me · mei shen me

Traditional 沒什麼

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind
  2. think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
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A leaf in the hair

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)说话(shuōhuà)？

    Dengdeng, why aren't you talking?

  2. Dengdeng

    没什么(méishénme)。

    It's nothing.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)没什么(méishénme)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)看着(kànzhe)我(wǒ)的(de)头(tóu)。

    Really nothing? You keep looking at my head.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，你(nǐ)头发(tóufa)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一片(yīpiàn)叶子(yèzi)。

    Okay, there is a leaf in your hair.

  5. Liangliang

    哦(ò)，谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)！我(wǒ)还(hái)以为(yǐwéi)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)新(xīn)帽子(màozi)呢(ne)。

    Oh, thank you! I thought it was my new hat.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)几(jī)乎(hū)没(méi)什(shén)么(me)机(jī)会(huì)说(shuō)德(dé)语(yǔ)。

We have few opportunities to speak German.

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

02

别(bié)担(dān)心(xīn)，这(zhè)点(diǎn)小(xiǎo)事(shì)没(méi)什(shén)么(me)。

Don't worry; this little thing is nothing.

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没
méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

什
shén

what

么
má

exclamatory final particle

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