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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==
 
 
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
 
 
Subject + 没有 + Noun
 
 
 
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== Examples ==
 
 
 
<div class="liju">
 
 
 
* 我 <em>没有</em> 工作。<span class="trans">I don't have a job.</span>
 
* 我 <em>没有</em> 面包。<span class="trans">I don't have bread.</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>
 
* 我现在 <em>没有</em> 时间。<span class="trans">I  don't have time now.</span>
 
 
 
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==See also==
 
 
 
* [[Basic comparisons with "meiyou" ]]
 
* [[Negation of past actions]]
 
* [[Expressing existence with "you"]]
 
 
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
 
 
*[[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]
 
 
 
=== Dictionaries ===
 
* [[现代汉语词典(第5版)]] (pp. 927) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1 →buy]
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:A1 grammar points]]
 
{{Basic Grammar|没有|A1|Subject + 没有 + Noun.|我 <em>没有</em> 工作。|grammar point|ASGH7WTY}}
 
{{Used for| Expressing existence}}
 
{{POS|Adverbs}}
 
{{Translation|not}}
 

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