Difference between revisions of ""meiyou" as a Verb"
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| − | * [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] (p. 67) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy] | + | *[[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] (p. 67) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy] |
*[[现代汉语八百词（增订本）]] (pp. 382) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy] | *[[现代汉语八百词（增订本）]] (pp. 382) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy] | ||
Revision as of 03:08, 28 January 2013
]]没有 means 'to not have' and can be used to express that someone or something lacks something else. This can be used to express a lack of something tangible e.g. I have no bread (see e.g. 2 below) or something more abstract e.g. I have no time now (see e.g. 5 below). 没有 can be shortened to 没 without altering its meaning.
Structure
Subject + 没有 + Noun
Examples
- 我 没有 工作。I don't have a job.
- 我 没有 面包。I don't have bread.
- 我 没有 朋友。I don't have friends.
- 我 没有 钱。I don't have money.
- 我现在 没有 时间。I don't have time now.
- 这个房间 没有 人。This room doesn't have anyone.
- 电脑里 没有 你的照片。The computer doesn't have your picture.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (pp. 382) →buy
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 927) →buy
