Difference between revisions of ""meiyou" as a Verb"

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* 我 <em>没有</em> 朋友。<span class="trans">I don't have friends.</span>
 
* 我 <em>没有</em> 朋友。<span class="trans">I don't have friends.</span>
 
* 我 <em>没有</em> 钱。<span class="trans">I don't have money.</span>
 
* 我 <em>没有</em> 钱。<span class="trans">I don't have money.</span>
* 我现在 <em>没有</em> 时间。<span class="trans">I  don't have time now.</span>
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* 我 现在 <em>没有</em> 时间。<span class="trans">I  don't have time now.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 04:00, 30 May 2013

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没有 (méiyǒu) 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, like a date for the prom, or something more abstract, like a goal in life, or time, or "patience for your shenanigans." 没有 can be shortened to 没 without altering its meaning.

Structure

Subject + 没有 + Noun

Examples

  • 没有 工作。I don't have a job.
  • 没有 面包。I don't have bread.
  • 没有 朋友。I don't have friends.
  • 没有 钱。I don't have money.
  • 我 现在 没有 时间。I don't have time now.

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Sources and further reading

Books

Dictionaries

HSK2