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没用

méi yòng · mei yong

Traditional 沒用

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. useless
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In a conversation

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The wrong remote

  1. Dengdeng

    电视(diànshì)遥控器(yáokòngqì)没用(méiyòng)了(le)！

    The TV remote doesn't work!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)换(huàn)电池(diànchí)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you change the battery?

  3. Dengdeng

    换(huàn)了(le)，还是(háishi)没用(méiyòng)。

    I did, still no use.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)按(àn)的(de)是(shì)哪个(nǎge)遥控器(yáokòngqì)？

    Which remote are you pressing?

  5. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)灰色(huīsè)的(de)。

    This grey one.

  6. Liangliang

    那是(nàshi)空调(kōngtiáo)遥控器(yáokòngqì)，当然(dāngrán)没用(méiyòng)。

    That's the air conditioner remote. Of course it's useless.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

威(wēi)胁(xié)我(wǒ)也(yě)没(méi)用(yòng)，我(wǒ)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)说(shuō)的(de)。

No point in threatening me. I'll still tell you nothing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

为(wèi)打(dǎ)翻(fān)的(de)牛(niú)奶(nǎi)而(ér)哭(kū)泣(qì)是(shì)没(méi)用(yòng)的(de)。

There's no use crying over spilt milk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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没
méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

用
yòng

to use; to employ

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