Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 沒

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

drowned
to end
to die
to inundate

useless

lacking in class
tacky
tasteless

to vanish gradually
to disappear
to fade out

discharged
flat
dead (of batteries)

to submerge
to subduct (of tectonic plates)

veiled
obscure

to fade away
to disappear
to hide from view

to immerse
to swamp

to impose a fine and confiscate (property)

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

to confiscate; to seize

not sure
maybe

at one's wit's end
unable to find a way out

it's not important
it's nothing
never mind
to have nothing to do
to be free
to be all right (out of danger or trouble)

to lose one's life
to die
recklessly
desperately

not to have the guts (to do sth)
cowardly

to decline
to wane

ashamed
embarrassed
not having the face (to meet people)
not daring (out of shame)

(coll.) not a chance
no way
hopeless

to confiscate

hopeless
helpless
incurable
fantastic
out of this world

to sink

to bury
to submerge
to pass into oblivion
to obliterate
to annihilate (physics)

annihilated
capsized

sunset
sundown

to sink
to drown

unsure
uncertain
unending

hopeless
incurable

to come and go
to roam about (mostly unseen)
(of a ghost) to haunt (a place)
(of a criminal) to stalk (the streets)
(of the sun) to rise and set

to vanish
to be nowhere to be found
unfounded (story)

embarrassing
dull
unsatisfactory

unreservedly
profusely

never (in the past)
never did

to be dead
not to be, or cease to exist

to sink into oblivion
to be lost to memory
to vanish

to embezzle
to swallow up
to engulf

dialectal equivalent of 沒有／没有 (méiyǒu)

to submerge
to drown
to flood
to drown out (also fig.)

to engulf
to bury
to overlook
to stifle
to neglect
to fall into oblivion

that's right
sure!
rest assured!
that's good
can't go wrong

to have no strength
to feel weak
exhausted
feeling listless
boring
of no interest

to be clueless
to have no plan

at a loss
unable to do anything about it
to have no choice

myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)

really good
excellent

there is nothing to be done
one can't do anything about it

(dialect) silly

erhua variant of 沒譜／没谱 (méipǔ)

erhua variant of 沒勁／没劲 (méijìn)

without any reason
for no reason

(coll.) can't do anything about it
(coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ...
(coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)

(dialect) (of a person) useless
pathetic
spineless

before long
soon after

no problem

at a loss
unable to do anything about it
to have no choice

see 沒長眼睛／没长眼睛 (méizhǎngyǎnjing)

to be lacking in human character

(coll.) can't bear to look at it
hideous
appalling

(coll.) not worth bothering with
pointless

see 沒說的／没说的 (méishuōde)

lacking class
boorish
poor quality
substandard

disgraceful
poor quality
substandard

inappropriate
bad-mannered

no way
impossible

variant of 沒溜兒／没溜儿 (méiliùr)

didn't expect

have never
has never

outspoken
artless
tactless

not a bit
nothing is up
nothing alarming is happening

nothing to pick on; really good
nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem

unoccupied

(coll.) nobody can beat that
extraordinary
remarkable

inexperienced

to have spare time
free from work
it's not important
it's nothing
never mind

to have no alternative; to be helpless

(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?
Is there a ...?
(before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?
Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?

(coll.) unreliable

(old) unprincipled; incorrect
(modern) unnatural; against reason; incredible

erhua variant of 沒準／没准 (méizhǔn)

it doesn't matter

almost
nearly
(i.e. same as 差點／差点 (chàdiǎn))

having no time

it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind
think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome

boring
of no interest

méishàngméixià

no respect for seniors
lacking in manners

méiqīnméigù

without relatives or friends

méiyǒushénme

it is nothing
there's nothing ... about it

boring
of no interest

mòchǐbùwàng

lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out
to remember as long as one lives
unforgettable (idiom)

méiyǒuguānxi

see 沒關係／没关系 (méiguānxi)

to invite a snub
to court a rebuff

cóngláiméiyǒu

there has never been; has never had
(before a verb) has never

méijīngdǎcǎi

listless
dispirited
washed out

see 拿你沒辦法／拿你没办法 (nánǐméibànfǎ)

méixīnméifèi

simple-minded
thoughtless
heartless
nitwitted

not to have any meaning
meaningless

méitóuméiliǎn

lit. without head, without face (idiom)
fig. frenzily
haphazardly

day and night
regardless of the time of day or night

erhua variant of 沒人味／没人味 (méirénwèi)

méichīméichuān

to be without food or clothing (idiom)
to be very poor

mòchǐnánwàng

hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
undying gratitude

méiyǒuchābié

there is no difference
it makes no difference

excellent in every respect
flawless

shénchūguǐmò

lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
fig. elusive

èrhuà-méishuō

see 二話不說／二话不说 (èrhuà-bushuo)

méiyǒupǐnwèi

tasteless

méiyǒuzhǐjìn

endless

chénmòchéngběn

sunk cost (economics)

méitóucāngying

see 無頭蒼蠅／无头苍蝇 (wútóucāngying)

lúnmòsàngwáng

to die
to perish

chūmòwúcháng

to appear and disappear unpredictably

méiyǒurényān

uninhabited

méidàméixiǎo

impolite
cheeky
impudent

to pass into oblivion

one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)

méiyǒuliǎnpí

ashamed
embarrassed
not having the face (to meet people)
not daring (out of shame)

méizhǎngyǎnjing

(coll.) are you blind or something?
look where you're going

méiyǒuxíngzhuàng

shapeless

méiliǎnméipí

shameless
brazen

trivial (matters)
triviality
nonsense
rubbish

méixiūméisào

shameless

méijīngdǎcǎi

listless
dispirited
washed out
also written 沒精打彩／没精打彩 (méijīngdǎcǎi)

quánjūnfùmò

total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout

yǒuzuǐmòshé

struck dumb
speechless

xiǎngyěméixiǎng

without a second thought

méiwánméiliǎo

without end
incessantly
on and on

méiyǒujìntóu

to have no strength
to feel weak
feeling listless

bāzìméiyīpiě

八字没一撇

[八字沒一撇]

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (bā) (idiom)
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet

yǒudeméiyǒude

有的没有的

[有的沒有的]

see 有的沒的／有的没的 (yǒudeméide)

méiyǒujìntóur

没有劲头儿

[沒有勁頭兒]

erhua variant of 沒有勁頭／没有劲头 (méiyǒujìntóu)

nánǐméibànfǎ

拿你没办法

[拿你沒辦法]

don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation)

yǒuyījùméiyījù

有一句没一句

[有一句沒一句]

to speak one minute and be quiet the next

yǒuyīdāméiyīdā

有一搭没一搭

[有一搭沒一搭]

unimportant
perfunctory
indifferent
(of conversation) idly

bāzìháiméiyīpiě

八字还没一撇

[八字還沒一撇]

lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八 (bā) has been written (idiom)
fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet

méiyǒubùtòufēngdeqiáng

没有不透风的墙

[沒有不透風的牆]

(idiom) no secret can be kept forever

bāzìháiméiyīpiěr

八字还没一撇儿

[八字還沒一撇兒]

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (bā) (idiom)
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet

kāigōngméiyǒuhuítóujiàn

开弓没有回头箭

[開弓沒有回頭箭]

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
to have to finish what one started
to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

méiyǒushénmebùkěnéng

没有什么不可能

[沒有什麼不可能]

nothing is impossible
there's nothing impossible about it

guòlezhècūnméizhèdiàn

过了这村没这店

[過了這村沒這店]

past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
this is your last chance

jiāhuāméiyǒuyěhuāxiāng

家花没有野花香

[家花沒有野花香]

lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom)
fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner
the grass is always greener on the other side

sāngèhéshangméishuǐhē

三个和尚没水喝

[三個和尚沒水喝]

lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
(If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)

sāngèhéshangméishuǐchī

三个和尚没水吃

[三個和尚沒水吃]

see 三個和尚沒水喝／三个和尚没水喝 (sāngèhéshangméishuǐhē)

zuǐshàngméimáo,bànshìbùláo

嘴上没毛，办事不牢

[嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢]

a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)

tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyànxí

天下没有不散的宴席

[天下沒有不散的宴席]

see 天下沒有不散的筵席／天下没有不散的筵席 (tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyánxí)

tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyánxí

天下没有不散的筵席

[天下沒有不散的筵席]

all good things must come to an end (idiom)

bùgānbùjìng,chīleméibìng

不干不净，吃了没病

[不乾不淨，吃了沒病]

a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)
a couple of germs won't do you any harm

méiyǒuguīju,bùchéngfāngyuán

没有规矩，不成方圆

[沒有規矩，不成方圓]

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

guòlezhègecūnjiùméizhègediàn

过了这个村就没这个店

[過了這個村就沒這個店]

past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
this is your last chance

méiyǒuguīju,héyǐchéngfāngyuán

没有规矩，何以成方圆

[沒有規矩，何以成方圓]

without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

liúdeqīngshānzài,bùpàméicháishāo

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

[留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒]

While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

huángshǔlánggěijībàinián,méi'ānhǎoxīn

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心

[黃鼠狼給雞拜年，沒安好心]

see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年／黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 (huángshǔlánggěijībàinián)

qiānlǐdāchángpéng,méiyǒubùsàndeyànxí

千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席

[千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席]

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

qiánbùshìwànnéngde,méiqiánshìwànwànbùnéngde

钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的

[錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的]

money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)