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| − | Nearly all verbs can be [[Standard negation with bu|negated with 不]]. The verb 有 (yǒu) is an exception, and must be negated with 没 (méi). | + | Nearly all verbs can be [[Standard negation with bu|negated with 不]] (bù). The verb 有 (yǒu) is an exception, and must be negated with 没 (méi). |
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The verb 有 (yǒu) is negated differently from ordinary verbs. Rather than putting 不 (bù) before it, you put 没 (méi) before it.
Structure
Nearly all verbs can be negated with 不 (bù). The verb 有 (yǒu) is an exception, and must be negated with 没 (méi).
Subject + 没 + 有 + Object
Examples
- 他 没 有 钱。He doesn't have money.
- 爸爸 没 有 手机。Dad doesn't have a cell phone.
- 我 没 有 狗。I don't have a dog.
- 在 上海， 我 没 有 朋友。In Shanghai, I have no friends.
- 这 个 星期，我没 有 时间。This week, I have no time.
- 我们 没 有 房子。We don't have a house.
- 我 太太 现在 没 有 工作。My wife doesn't have a job.
- 我们 没 有 孩子。We don't have children.
- 我 没 有 房子，没 有 车 ，也 没 有 女 朋友。I don't have a house, a car, or a girlfriend.
- 我们 公司 没 有 电脑。Our company doesn't have computers.
Remember that trying to negate 有 with 不 is a classic mistake that many people make in the early stages of studying Chinese:
- 我 不 有 汽车。Never use 不 with 有!
- 我 没 有 汽车。Always use 没 with 有.I don't have a car.
Never use 不 with 有.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 51) →buy
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (pp. 382) →buy
- A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 35) →buy
Videos
- Yoyo Chinese: Negation word 没
