Difference between revisions of "Comparing "bu" and "mei""

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都是否定副词,都可以用在动词前面,但是使用时间不一样。
 
都是否定副词,都可以用在动词前面,但是使用时间不一样。
Both 不(bu) and 没 (mei) can be placed in front of a verb or adverb to negate its meaning.  不 and 没 are some times interchangeable. However, there are times when you must use 不 as opposed to 没 and vice versa.
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Both 不(bù) and 没 (méi) can be placed in front of a verb or adverb to negate its meaning.  不 and 没 are some times interchangeable. However, there are times when you must use 不 as opposed to 没 and vice versa.
  
 
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“没”用于描述过去,说明动作没有发生。很多时候和“有”一起用,意思和用法不变。
 
“没”用于描述过去,说明动作没有发生。很多时候和“有”一起用,意思和用法不变。
没 is used to describe actions in the past or illustrate an action that hasn’t happened yet.  Often times, 没 is used together with 有(you) (the meaning and use do not change).
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没 is used to describe actions in the past or illustrate an action that hasn’t happened yet.  Often times, 没 is used together with 有(yǒu) (the meaning and use do not change).
  
 
===Structure===
 
===Structure===

Revision as of 09:43, 8 November 2012

都是否定副词,都可以用在动词前面,但是使用时间不一样。 Both 不(bù) and 没 (méi) can be placed in front of a verb or adverb to negate its meaning. 不 and 没 are some times interchangeable. However, there are times when you must use 不 as opposed to 没 and vice versa.

“不”一般是表达不想做的事情。 不 is generally used to express an action that you do not want to do.

Structure

Subject + 不 + V.

Examples

  • 我 今天 晚上 吃 饭。
  • 去 公园。

“没”用于描述过去,说明动作没有发生。很多时候和“有”一起用,意思和用法不变。 没 is used to describe actions in the past or illustrate an action that hasn’t happened yet. Often times, 没 is used together with 有(yǒu) (the meaning and use do not change).

Structure

Subject + 没(有)+ V.

Examples

  • 昨天 晚上 我 吃 饭。
  • 没有 去 公园。

We cannot say:

  • 明天 我 在 家。
  • 明天 我 在 家。
  • 上周 我 和 我 的 朋友 在 一起。
  • 上周 我 和 我 的 朋友 在 一起。

Dialog

  • A: 你 吃 晚饭 了 吗?
  • B: 吃。
  • A: 为什么?
  • B: 因为 想 吃。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books