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没

méi · mei/mò · mo

Traditional 沒

HSK 1

Meaning

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méi 沒

  1. (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

mò 沒

  1. drowned
  2. to end
  3. to die
  4. to inundate
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What did you do yesterday?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)作业(zuòyè)写(xiě)完(wán)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you finish your homework?

  2. Dengdeng

    还(hái)没(méi)有(yǒu)。我(wǒ)没(méi)带(dài)电脑(diànnǎo)。

    Not yet. I did not bring my computer.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)没(méi)写(xiě)吗(ma)？

    You did not write it yesterday?

  4. Dengdeng

    没(méi)写(xiě)。我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)没(méi)时间(shíjiān)。

    No. I had no time yesterday.

  5. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)没事(méishì)？那(nà)你(nǐ)做(zuò)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    You were free yesterday? Then what did you do?

  6. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)都(dōu)没(méi)做(zuò)，我(wǒ)睡(shuì)了(le)一(yī)天(tiān)。

    Nothing at all. I slept the whole day.

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2 examples
01

据(jù)我(wǒ)所(suǒ)知(zhī)，这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)还(hái)没(méi)被(bèi)翻(fān)译(yì)成(chéng)日(rì)语(yǔ)。

As far as I know, this book has never been translated into Japanese.

Tatoeba: Chinese by carloszo · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

教(jiào)室(shì)里(lǐ)没(méi)剩(shèng)下(xià)几(jǐ)个(ge)学(xué)生(sheng)了(le)。

There were few students remaining in the classroom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gonnastop · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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