没什么

• 拼音: méi shén me
• 汉字拆解: 没 = 氵(water) + 殳 (phonetic); 什 = 亻(person) + 十 (ten); 么 = question/indefinite suffix

含义

It's nothing; no big deal; not much. A casual way to downplay something or respond modestly.

Used to dismiss thanks, deflect attention, or indicate that nothing important happened. Common in casual conversation as a modest or dismissive reply.

例句

1. 没什么，这是我应该做的。
2. 你在想什么？没什么。
3. 今天没什么事。

用法指南

语境: polite, everyday

语气: modest

正确说法

• 没什么，不用客气。(It's nothing, don't mention it.)
• 今天没什么特别的。(Nothing special today.)

错误说法

• 在别人认真倾诉后说没什么。(Don't dismiss someone's serious concern with 没什么 — it can seem dismissive; show empathy first)

起源与历史

A contraction of 没有什么 (there isn't anything), shortened to 没什么 in everyday speech.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal