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

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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

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.

Sources and further reading

Books

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (p. 67) →buy

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

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