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 right now.
我没有电脑。I don't have a computer.
我没有手机。I don't have a cell phone.
我没有房子。I don't have a house.
我没有车。I don't have a car.
我没有女朋友。I don't have a girlfriend.

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
Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 51) →buy

Dictionaries

现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 927) →buy

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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]
 *[[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]
+* [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 51) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy]
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