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没 (méi): (negative prefix for verbs) have not

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adverb, verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: (negative prefix for verbs) have not
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adverb, verb
Strokes: 7
Radical: 氵
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

(negative prefix for verbs) have not
not
to not have
there is not
have not (negative marker for completed action)

Chinese explanation

表示对动作或状态的否定，相当于“不”
用在“有”前面，表示不具有、不存在
表示数量或程度不够，如“来了没几天”
单独用在句末，构成疑问句，询问是否已经发生，如“你吃饭了没”。

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I don't have money.

He didn't come to class.

There is no one at home.

He left before finishing his meal.

He sank in the sea.

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