没有
méi yǒu
traditional 沒有

How to write 没有 (méi yǒu) in Chinese

没有 (pinyin: méi yǒu, written "mei you" or "meiyou") means haven't. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 没有.

Meaning

  • haven't
  • hasn't
  • doesn't exist
  • to not have

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Examples

厨房里没有牛奶,昨天就用完了,我忘了买。
chú fáng lǐ méi yǒu niú nǎi, zuó tiān jiù yòng wán le, wǒ wàng le mǎi.
There was no milk in the kitchen. It had run out yesterday and I'd forgotten to buy more.
但是兔子再也没有来。他的田都荒了,他成了村里的笑话。
dàn shì tù zi zài yě méi yǒu lái. tā de tián dōu huāng le, tā chéng le cūn lǐ de xiào hua.
But no rabbit ever came again. His fields all went to weeds, and he became the joke of the village.
这个故事告诉我们:常常说谎的人,即使说真话,也没有人会相信。
zhè ge gù shi gào su wǒ men: cháng cháng shuō huǎng de rén, jí shǐ shuō zhēn huà, yě méi yǒu rén huì xiāng xìn.
This story tells us: a person who often lies: even when they tell the truth, no one will believe them.
他看了看车窗外面,还是隧道。已经过了二十分钟,没有任何一站到来。
tā kàn le kàn chē chuāng wài miàn, hái shì suì dào. yǐ jīng guò le èr shí fēn zhōng, méi yǒu rèn hé yí zhàn dào lái.
He glanced out the window. Still the tunnel. Twenty minutes had passed and no station had come.
Learn 没有 in Lesson 3: My family

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