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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *沒* | 沒* | *沒
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
HSK 1
it doesn't matter
HSK 1
haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be
HSK 1
to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind
HSK 1
it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind / think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
HSK 1
useless
HSK 3
didn't expect
HSK 4
(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...? / Is there a ...? / (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)? / Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?
HSK 6
no problem
(coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)
HSK 4
at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *沒* | 沒* | *沒
drowned / to end / to die / to inundate
that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
HSK 4
to confiscate; to seize
HSK 6
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
never (in the past) / never did
HSK 6
(coll.) nothing to pick on; really good / (coll.) nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem
HSK 7-9
to be dead / not to be, or cease to exist
boring / of no interest
HSK 7-9
to sink
listless / dispirited / washed out
to sink into oblivion / to be lost to memory / to vanish
one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
all good things must come to an end (idiom)
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
really good / excellent
it is nothing / there's nothing ... about it
nothing is impossible / there's nothing impossible about it
not to have any meaning / meaningless
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
to pass into oblivion
to speak one minute and be quiet the next
lit. not even the first stroke of the character has been written (idiom) / fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet
unsure / uncertain / unending
don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation)
unreservedly / profusely
to have no strength / to feel weak / exhausted / feeling listless / boring / of no interest
HSK 7-9
unimportant / perfunctory / indifferent / (of conversation) idly
there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
to engulf / to bury / to overlook / to stifle / to neglect / to fall into oblivion
HSK 7-9
not sure / maybe
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) / fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner / the grass is always greener on the other side
listless / dispirited / washed out / also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩
without end / incessantly / on and on
HSK 7-9
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
ashamed / embarrassed / not having the face (to meet people) / not daring (out of shame)
disgraceful / poor quality / substandard
lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
inexperienced
shameless
past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance
embarrassing / dull / unsatisfactory
annihilated / capsized
lacking in class / tacky / tasteless
it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
almost / nearly / (i.e. same as 差點|差点)
there has never been; has never had / (before a verb) has never
simple-minded / thoughtless / heartless / nitwitted
(idiom) no secret can be kept forever
not a bit / nothing is up / nothing alarming is happening
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
(coll.) are you blind or something? / look where you're going
excellent in every respect / flawless
unoccupied
before long / soon after
to vanish / to be nowhere to be found / unfounded (story)
(literary) (of the government) to register and confiscate (sb's property)
discharged / flat / dead (of batteries)
to bury / to submerge / to pass into oblivion / to obliterate / to annihilate (physics)
past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) / fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back / to have to finish what one started / to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
(old) unprincipled; incorrect / (modern) unnatural; against reason; incredible
hopeless / incurable
not to have the guts (to do sth) / cowardly
to sink / to drown
dialectal equivalent of 沒有|没有
without a second thought
day and night / regardless of the time of day or night
to be without food or clothing (idiom) / to be very poor
shameless / brazen
to decline / to wane
HSK 7-9
(neologism c. 2024) to stubbornly endure hardships that need not be endured; to go out of one's way to make things difficult for oneself
to lose one's life / to die / recklessly / desperately
without any reason / for no reason
outspoken / artless / tactless
at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice
no way / impossible
to embezzle / to swallow up / to engulf

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