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没有 méiyǒu

没有 méiyǒu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 没有 méiyǒu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
méiyǒu | mei2 you3
English translation
haven't
hasn't
doesn't exist
to not have
to not be

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Traditional form

沒有

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 没有 méiyǒu

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méi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of méi . Pictograph of a hand reaching in the water to grab something. Later the meaning shifted to "drown". This meaning is only used when the character is pronouned "mò". When pronounced "méi" (which is much more common), it means "not hav

Phonetic compound

shū

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵殳

Number of Strokes

7
yǒu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand holding meat

Phonetic compound

yuè

Positional decomposition

⿸? yuè

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 没有 méiyǒu

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怡园2008赤霞 zhū , 售价 shòu jià 10美元 Měi yuán : 口味 kǒuwèi 单薄 dān bó qiě 没有 méiyǒu 葡萄 pútao 品种 pǐnzhǒng de 特性 tè xìng .

Grace 2008 Cabernet, $ 10: Thin, with no varietal character.

罗伯托没有 méiyǒu 细想 jiù Cóng 那儿 nà r jiè le 2,000美元 Měi yuán

Roberto didn'tgive a second thought to borrowing $2,000 from him.

没有 méiyǒu Decomposition

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没有 méiyǒu Compounds

See all 36 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 没有 méiyǒu in their composition.

  • méi
  • yǒu
    • yáo
    • yòu
      • Suí , suǐ
    • duò
    • 贿 huì , wěi , yòu , yǒu , yòu , yòu , wěi , xiù , wěi , , , , , , xiáo , , , , , huì , , , , wěi ,
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