没有

• 拼音: méi yǒu
• 汉字拆解: 没 = 氵 (water) + 殳 (strike) — to sink, to disappear; 有 = hand over meat — to have, to possess

含义

To not have; have not; there is no. Used to negate possession and to indicate something has not happened.

The primary negation word for 有 (to have) and for completed actions. 没有钱 (don't have money) negates possession. 没有去 (didn't go) negates a past action. In spoken Chinese, 没有 is often shortened to 没. Also used in comparisons: 他没有我高 (He is not as tall as me). Never use 不 to negate 有 — always use 没.

例句

1. 我没有时间。
2. 他今天没有来上课。
3. 冰箱里没有牛奶了。

用法指南

语境: everyday, general

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我没有看过这部电影。(I haven't seen this movie.)
• 桌子上没有书。(There are no books on the table.)

错误说法

• 说'我不有钱'来表示没有钱。(Don't say 我不有钱 — always use 没有 to negate 有; say 我没有钱)

起源与历史

没 originally meant to sink or submerge (氵 water + 殳 strike), later extended to mean to disappear or not exist. Combined with 有 (to have) to form the standard negation of possession.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal