Negation of "you" with "mei"

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Nearly all verbs can be negated with 不. The verb 有 is an exception, and must be negated with 没. The structure is:

Subject + 没 + 有 + Object

Some examples:


Remember that trying to negate 有 with 不 is a classic mistake that many people make in the early stages of studying Chinese:

  • 有 汽车。
  • 有 汽车。