Word: 没 (méi, mò)

他没见到任何人。

Tā méi jiàndào rènhé rén.

He didn't see anybody.

他没说一句话就离开了。

Tā méi shuō yíjù huà jiù líkāile.

He went away without saying a word.

他没说再见就离开了房子。

Tā méi shuō zàijiàn jiù líkāile fángzi.

He left the house without saying goodbye.

他没说到关于他的那部分。

Tā méi shuō dào guānyú tā de nà bùfen.

He kept back the part about himself.

他没踢进最后一个点球。

Tā méi tī jìn zuìhòu yí gè diǎnqiú.

He didn't score the last penalty kick.

他没送那个礼物给他。

Tā méi sòng nàge lǐwù gěi tā.

He didn't send him that present.

他没钱买新车。

Tā méi qián mǎi xīn chē.

He does not have the money for buying a new car.

他没钱去旅行。

Tā méi qián qù lǚxíng.

He could not go on a trip for lack of money.

他爷爷是华侨，一直没换国籍。

Tā yéye shì huáqiáo, yìzhí méi huàn guójí.

His grandfather is an overseas Chinese who never changed his nationality.

他甚至没说再见就离开了家。

Tā shènzhì méi shuō zàijiàn jiù líkāile jiā.

He left the house without so much as saying goodbye.

他的回答很暧昧，我没听明白。

Tā de huídá hěn àimèi, wǒ méi tīng míngbai.

His answer was so vague that I didn't understand it.

他的帽子没戴正。

Tā de màozi méi dài zhèng.

His hat isn't on straight.

他的忠告没起到太大的作用。

Tā de zhōnggào méi qǐdào tài dà de zuòyòng.

His advice didn't help much.

他的问题最终没被回答。

Tā de wèntí zuìzhōng méi bèi huídá.

His question remained unanswered.

他看了看四周，但没看见任何人。

Tā kànle kàn sìzhōu, dàn méi kànjiàn rènhé rén.

He looked in all directions, but didn't see anyone.

他看向四周，但没看到任何人。

Tā kàn xiàng sìzhōu, dàn méi kàndào rènhé rén.

He looked around, but he saw no one.

他离开家乡，就此再也没回来。

Tā líkāi jiāxiāng, jiùcǐ zàiyě méi huílai.

He left his hometown and from then on never came back.

他站在门口，仿佛没听见我说话。

Tā zhàn zài ménkǒu, fǎngfú méi tīngjiàn wǒ shuōhuà.

He stood in the doorway as if he hadn't heard me speak.

他给了我一支快没水了的笔。

Tā gěi le wǒ yìzhī kuài méi shuǐ le de bǐ.

He gave me a pen whose ink was almost all used up.

他绝对没动过酒。

Tā juéduì méi dòngguo jiǔ.

He never touched wine.

他翻来覆去，一夜没睡好。

Tā fānlái-fùqù, yí yè méi shuì hǎo.

He tossed and turned and didn't sleep well all night.

他翻来覆去，一夜都没睡好。

Tā fānlái-fùqù, yí yè dōu méi shuì hǎo.

He tossed and turned and didn't sleep well all night.

他考试没过，但他不是特别在意。

Tā kǎoshì méiguò, dàn tā bú shì tèbié zàiyì.

He didn't pass the exam, but it doesn't bother him.

他考试没过，同学还奚落他。

Tā kǎoshì méiguò, tóngxué hái xīluò tā.

He failed the exam, and his classmates even ridiculed him.

他觉得很冤枉，一晚上没说话。

Tā juéde hěn yuānwang, yì wǎnshang méi shuōhuà.

He felt so wronged that he didn't say a word all evening.

他说他没兴趣见她。

Tā shuō tā méi xìngqù jiàn tā.

He said he wasn't interested in meeting her.

他走得很仓促，什么也没带。

Tā zǒu de hěn cāngcù, shénme yě méi dài.

He left in such a rush that he took nothing with him.

他跟我说没找到。

Tā gēn wǒ shuō méi zhǎodào.

He told me he didn't find it.

他还没偿还银行的钱。

Tā hái méi chánghuán yínháng de qián.

He hasn't yet repaid the bank.

他还没到这里。

Tā hái méi dào zhèlǐ.

He's not here yet.

他还没回复，多半是在开会。

Tā hái méi huífù, duōbàn shì zài kāihuì.

He hasn't replied yet; he's most likely in a meeting.

他还没回我的信。

Tā hái méi huí wǒ de xìn.

He hasn't answered my letter yet.

他连再见也没说就离开了房间。

Tā lián zàijiàn yě méi shuō jiù líkāile fángjiān.

He left the room without so much as saying good-bye to me.

他重考也没及格。

Tā zhòng kǎo yě méi jígé.

He also didn't pass the re-exam.

他除了抱怨以外，什么也没做。

Tā chúle bàoyuàn yǐwài, shénme yě méi zuò.

He did nothing but complain.

他非但没道歉，反而更生气了。

Tā fēidàn méi dàoqiàn, fǎn'ér gèng shēngqì le.

Not only did he not apologize, he got even angrier.

令我惊讶的是，我的钱没了。

Lìng wǒ jīngyà de shì, wǒ de qián méile.

To my astonishment, my money was gone.

以后，我再也没喝过酒。

Yǐhòu, wǒ zàiyě méi hēguo jiǔ.

Afterwards, I never drank again.

会上议了很久，没结果。

Huìshàng yì le hěn jiǔ, méi jiéguǒ.

They discussed it at the meeting for a long time without a result.

会议还没结束。

Huìyì hái méi jiéshù.

This meeting isn't over.

伤口没洗干净，就容易引起炎症。

Shāngkǒu méi xǐ gānjìng, jiù róngyì yǐnqǐ yánzhèng.

If a wound isn't cleaned well, it easily becomes inflamed.

伤口还没愈合，别碰水。

Shāngkǒu hái méi yùhé, bié pèng shuǐ.

The wound hasn't healed yet, so keep it out of water.

但是没人帮得了我。

Dànshì méi rén bāng de liǎo wǒ.

But no man could help me.

你一点都没变。

Nǐ yìdiǎn dōu méi biàn.

You haven't changed at all.

你一直都知道，却什么都没做。

Nǐ yìzhí dōu zhīdào, què shénme dōu méi zuò.

You knew all this time, but you did nothing.

你为什么没做？

Nǐ wèishénme méi zuò?

Why didn't you do that?

你什么也没写。

Nǐ shénme yě méi xiě.

You didn't write anything.

你什么也没说！

Nǐ shénme yě méi shuō!

You didn't say anything!

你什么都没跟他说？

Nǐ shénme dōu méi gēn tā shuō?

You didn't tell him anything?

你什么都没问我。

Nǐ shénme dōu méi wèn wǒ.

You haven't asked me anything.

你们怎么就是没相信我呢？

Nǐmen zěnme jiùshì méi xiāngxìn wǒ ne?

Why didn't you believe me?

你们看，窗开着，厨房门也没关！

Nǐmen kàn, chuāng kāizhe, chúfáng mén yě méi guān!

Look guys, the window and even the kitchen door have both been left open!

你其实没必要带伞。

Nǐ qíshí méi bìyào dài sǎn.

You needn't have taken an umbrella with you.

你刚刚说的，我完全没听明白。

Nǐ gānggang shuō de, wǒ wánquán méi tīng míngbai.

I didn't understand anything you just said.

你怎么什么话也没说？

Nǐ zěnme shénme huà yě méi shuō?

How come you didn't say anything?

你怎么没亲她？

Nǐ zěnme méi qīn tā?

Why didn't you kiss her?

你怎么没说过呢？

Nǐ zěnme méi shuōguo ne?

How come you didn't say?

你掀一下锅盖，看汤好了没。

Nǐ xiān yíxià guōgài, kàn tāng hǎole méi.

Lift the pot lid and see whether the soup is ready.

你提前跟我说就没问题。

Nǐ tíqián gēn wǒ shuō jiù méi wèntí.

If you tell me beforehand it'll be fine.

你昨天没来学校。

Nǐ zuótiān méi lái xuéxiào.

You did not come to school yesterday.

你昨天没来，要不要补课？

Nǐ zuótiān méi lái, yào búyào bǔkè?

You weren't here yesterday. Do you want to make up the class?

你是不是有什么事情没告诉我。

Nǐ shìbúshì yǒu shénme shìqing méi gàosu wǒ.

Is there something you haven't told me?

你没受到邀请。

Nǐ méi shòudào yāoqǐng.

You aren't invited.

你没听到她说法语吗？

Nǐ méi tīngdào tā shuō Fǎyǔ ma?

Didn't you hear her speaking French?

你没必要假装你不会讲法语。

Nǐ méi bìyào jiǎzhuāng nǐ búhuì jiǎng Fǎyǔ.

There's no need to pretend you don't speak French.

你没必要待到最后。

Nǐ méi bìyào dài dào zuìhòu.

You don't have to wait until the end.

你没必要那么正式。

Nǐ méi bìyào nàme zhèngshì.

You don't have to be so formal.

你没必要马上去做。

Nǐ méi bìyào mǎshàng qù zuò.

You don't need to do that right away.

你没打算耍我，对吧？

Nǐ méi dǎsuàn shuǎ wǒ, duì ba?

You're not trying to trick me, are you?

你没找到，不是么？

Nǐ méi zhǎodào, bú shì me?

You didn't find it, did you?

你没死，不是吗？

Nǐ méi sǐ, bú shì ma?

You're not dead, are you?

你没注意到吗？

Nǐ méi zhùyì dào ma?

Didn't you notice that?

你没理由生气。

Nǐ méi lǐyóu shēngqì.

You didn't have any reasons to be angry.

你没看到那个男人吗？

Nǐ méi kàndào nàge nánrén ma?

Didn't you see the man?

你没看见那个人吗？

Nǐ méi kànjiàn nàge rén ma?

Have you seen that person?

你没见到我爸爸吗？

Nǐ méi jiàndào wǒ bàba ma?

Don’t you see my father?

你没见过大自然的威力吧？

Nǐ méi jiànguo dàzìrán de wēilì ba?

You've never seen the might of nature, have you?

你没锁好你的车吗？

Nǐ méi suǒ hǎo nǐ de chē ma?

Didn't you lock up your car?

你没锁好门，真不小心呢。

Nǐ méi suǒ hǎo mén, zhēn bù xiǎoxīn ne.

It was careless of you to leave the door unlocked.

你甚没问过我怎么想。

Nǐ shèn méi wèn guò wǒ zěnme xiǎng.

You haven't even asked me what I think.

你病还没好，不要逞强了。

Nǐ bìng hái méi hǎo, búyào chěngqiángle.

You're still sick, so stop trying to tough it out.

你的发言不太连贯，我没听懂。

Nǐ de fāyán bú tài liánguàn, wǒ méi tīngdǒng.

Your speech wasn't very coherent, and I didn't understand it.

你的朋友怎么还没来？

Nǐ de péngyou zěnme hái méi lái?

Why isn't your friend here yet?

你的父母没来，是吗？

Nǐ de fùmǔ méi lái, shì ma?

Your parents didn't come, did they?

你看文章了没？

Nǐ kàn wénzhāng le méi?

You read the paper?

你真的一点没变。

Nǐ zhēnde yìdiǎn méi biàn.

You haven't changed at all.

你确定你没见过他吗？

Nǐ quèdìng nǐ méi jiànguo tā ma?

Are you sure you've never met him?

你还没离开。

Nǐ hái méi líkāi.

You didn't leave yet.

你还没跟他说吗？

Nǐ hái méi gēn tā shuō ma?

Haven't you told him yet?

你还没跟她说吗？

Nǐ hái méi gēn tā shuō ma?

Haven't you told her yet?

做了很多，又什么都没做。

Zuòle hěn duō, yòu shénme dōu méi zuò.

We did a lot, but got nothing done.

兔子尥蹶子，没后劲

tùzi liàojuězi, méi hòujìn

a rabbit kicking up its hind legs: no strength in reserve

八十岁的妈妈没牙，唇说

bāshí suì de māma méi yá, chún shuō

An eighty-year-old mother with no teeth: speaks with her lips

关起笼子抓老鼠，没跑儿

guān qǐ lóngzi zhuā lǎoshǔ, méi pǎo ér

shutting the cage to catch a mouse: it can't run away

其中一个学生今天没来。

Qízhōng yí gè xuésheng jīntiān méi lái.

One of the students didn't come today.

其实他没去过美国。

Qíshí tā méi qùguo Měiguó.

He hasn't actually been to America.

冰箱里什么都没剩下。

Bīngxiāng lǐ shénme dōu méi shèngxià.

Nothing remained in the refrigerator.

冰箱里还有一罐没打开的啤酒。

Bīngxiāng lǐ háiyǒu yí guàn méi dǎkāi de píjiǔ.

There is still an unopened can of beer in the fridge.

冷水泡茶，没味儿

lěngshuǐ pàochá, méi wèir

brewing tea in cold water: no flavour

几乎没人相信她。

Jīhū méi rén xiāngxìn tā.

Almost no one believes her.