Word: 没 (méi, mò)

几乎没剩下钱。

Jīhū méi shèngxià qián.

There was scarcely any money left.

别产生错觉，这事没那么容易。

Bié chǎnshēng cuòjué, zhè shì méi nàme róngyì.

Don't get the wrong idea, this isn't that easy.

别人都到了，独他还没来。

Biéren dōu dàole, dú tā hái méi lái.

Everyone else has arrived; only he hasn't come yet.

别再纠缠我了，我真的没钱。

Bié zài jiūchán wǒ le, wǒ zhēnde méi qián.

Stop pestering me, I really have no money.

别留着一半工作没干。

Bié liúzhe yíbàn gōngzuò méi gàn.

Don't leave your work half finished.

别的狗都没这只狗大。

Biéde gǒu dōu méi zhè zhī gǒu dà.

No other dog is bigger than this.

别跟老师作对，对你没好处。

Bié gēn lǎoshī zuòduì, duì nǐ méi hǎochù.

Don't oppose your teacher; it won't do you any good.

十月的桑叶，没人采

shíyuè de Sāngyè, méi rén cǎi

mulberry leaves in the tenth month: nobody picks them

十里没真信

shí lǐ méi zhēn xìn

over ten li there is no true news

半篮子喜鹊，叫唤起来没个完

bàn lánzi xǐquè, jiàohuan qǐlai méi ge wán

half a basket of magpies: once they start calling, no end

卖豆芽的没带秤，乱抓

mài dòuyá de méi dài chèng, luàn zhuā

a bean sprout seller without scales: grabs at random

卖鸡蛋的摔跟头，没剩下一个好的

mài jīdàn de shuāigēntou, méi shèngxià yí gè hǎo de

the egg seller takes a tumble: not one is left intact

历来的考试，他都没迟到过。

Lìlái de kǎoshì, tā dōu méi chídàoguo.

In every exam so far, he has never been late.

发烧了，我全身都没力气。

Fāshāole, wǒ quánshēn dōu méi lìqi.

I have a fever, and my whole body feels weak.

只有个别同学没交作业。

Zhǐyǒu gèbié tóngxué méi jiāo zuòyè.

Only a few students didn't hand in their homework.

可惜我没看到这个。

Kěxī wǒ méi kàndào zhège.

What a pity that I did not see it.

吃冰块儿拉冰块儿，没化

chī bīng kuàir lā bīng kuàir, méi huà

eat ice and pass ice: nothing melted (nothing to say)

合同没到期就解约，要赔钱。

Hétong méi dàoqī jiù jiěyuē, yào péiqián.

If you cancel the contract before it expires, you have to pay compensation.

听说你没入选，是什么原因呢？

Tīngshuō nǐ méi rùxuǎn, shì shénme yuányīn ne?

I heard you weren't selected. What was the reason?

和他在一起我就没觉得舒服过。

Hé tā zài yìqǐ wǒ jiù méi juéde shūfuguo.

I have never felt comfortable when I'm with him.

和尚多了没水吃

héshang duō le méi shuǐ chī

with too many monks, there's no water to drink

咖啡都没了。

Kāfēi dōu méile.

The coffee is all gone.

咳嗽没好又添气喘,一宗未了又一宗

késou méi hǎo yòu tiān qìchuǎn,yìzōng wèi liǎo yòu yìzōng

the cough isn't cured and now there's wheezing too: one matter not finished and another follows

唉，我的手机又没电了！

Āi, wǒ de shǒujī yòu méi diàn le!

Oh dear, my phone has run out of battery again!

啤酒没气了。

Píjiǔ méi qì le.

The beer is stale.

嘴上没毛，办事不牢

zuǐ shàng méi Máo, bànshì bù láo

no hair on the mouth, work is not firm

嚼过的馒头，没味道

jiáoguo de mántou, méi wèidao

a chewed-over steamed bun: no taste

因为他的病，他没能来。

Yīnwèi tā de bìng, tā méi néng lái.

He can't come because he's ill.

图书馆又没位置了。

Túshūguǎn yòu méi wèizhile.

The seats in the library are all taken again.

土地爷住深山，自在没香火

tǔdìyé zhù shēnshān, zì zai méi xiānghuǒ

the earth god living in deep mountains: at ease but with no incense

在“狼来了”的这个故事中，最后当这个男孩真正遇到危险时，再也没人愿意相信他了。

Zài“láng láile”de zhège gùshi zhōng, zuìhòu dāng zhège nánhái zhēnzhèng yùdào wēixiǎn shí, zàiyě méi rén yuànyì xiāngxìn tā le.

In the story of the boy who cried wolf, when in the end he encountered real danger, no-one would believe him.

在这种情况下，我们没办法成功。

Zài zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng xià, wǒmen méi bànfǎ chénggōng.

Under such circumstances, we cannot succeed.

地震发生五天以后，救援队还没到。

Dìzhèn fāshēng wǔtiān yǐhòu, jiùyuánduì hái méi dào.

Five days after the earthquake, rescue teams still hadn't arrived.

外甥戴孝，没舅

wàishēng dàixiào, méi jiù

a nephew in mourning dress: no uncle (no saving)

多亏你我胃口都没了。

Duōkuī nǐ wǒ wèikǒu dōu méile.

Thanks to you I've lost my appetite.

多亏店员机灵，小偷没能跑掉。

Duōkuī diànyuán jīling, xiǎotōu méi néng pǎodiào.

Thanks to the clerk's quick wits, the thief couldn't get away.

多年不见，情谊一点没变。

Duōnián bújiàn, qíngyì yìdiǎn méi biàn.

We haven't met in years, but our friendship hasn't changed at all.

多年没见，我几乎辨认不出他了。

Duōnián méi jiàn, wǒ jīhū biànrèn bù chū tā le.

We hadn't met in years, so I could hardly recognize him.

大家都哭了，就我没哭。

Dàjiā dōu kūle, jiù wǒ méi kū.

Everyone cried except me.

大年初一吃饺子,没外人

dàniánchūyī chī jiǎozi,méi wàirén

eating dumplings on New Year's Day: no outsiders

大树林里的一片叶，有你不多，没你不少

dà shùlín lǐ de yípiàn Yè, yǒu nǐ bù duō, méi nǐ bùshǎo

one leaf in a big forest: with you there's no more, without you no less

大河有水小河满，大河没水小河干

dàhé yǒu shuǐ xiǎohé mǎn, dàhé méi shuǐ xiǎohé gān

when the big river has water the small one is full, when it has none the small one dries up

太岁头上的土，没人敢动

tàisuì tóushàng de tǔ, méi rén gǎn dòng

the soil on the Grand Year god's head: no one dares touch it

太累了，我没心思看电影。

Tài lèile, wǒ méi xīnsi kàn diànyǐng.

I'm too tired and not in the mood to watch a movie.

失踪的猫还没被找到。

Shīzōng de māo hái méi bèi zhǎodào.

The missing cat has not been found yet.

夹裤改单裤，没里儿

jiákù gǎi dānkù, méi lǐr

altering lined trousers into unlined trousers: no lining

她一个字都没对我说。

Tā yí gè zì dōu méi duì wǒ shuō.

She didn't say even one word to me.

她一点儿饭都没吃。

Tā yìdiǎnr fàn dōu méi chī.

She hasn't eaten anything at all.

她为什么没来？

Tā wèishénme méi lái?

Why didn't she come?

她什么也没说！

Tā shénme yě méi shuō!

She didn't say anything!

她假装没听见他说的话。

Tā jiǎzhuāng méi tīngjiàn tā shuō de huà.

She pretended she didn't hear what he said.

她声称自己没罪。

Tā shēngchēng zìjǐ méi zuì.

She declared that she was not guilty.

她姐姐没去中国旅行。

Tā jiějie méi qù Zhōngguó lǚxíng.

His big sister has never travelled to China.

她应该没撒谎。

Tā yīnggāi méi sāhuǎng.

She cannot have told a lie.

她很长时间没见过他。

Tā hěn cháng shíjiān méi jiànguo tā.

She has not seen him for a long time.

她怨恨爸爸当年没来看她。

Tā yuànhèn bàba dāngnián méi láikàn tā.

She resents her father for not visiting her back then.

她既没钱，也不出名。

Tā jì méi qián, yě bù chūmíng.

She's neither rich nor famous.

她没做过什么惊天动地的事。

Tā méi zuòguo shénme jīngtiān-dòngdì de shì.

She has never done anything world-shaking.

她没像你那样有耐心。

Tā méi xiàng nǐ nàyàng yǒu nàixīn.

She doesn't have as much patience as you do.

她没到拿驾照的年龄。

Tā méi dào ná jiàzhào de niánlíng.

She's not old enough to get a driver's license.

她没去看电影。

Tā méi qù kàn diànyǐng.

She didn't go see the movie.

她没发觉天已经黑了。

Tā méi fājué tiān yǐjīng hēile.

She didn't notice that it had already gotten dark.

她没地方住，只好投奔姐姐。

Tā méi dìfang zhù, zhǐhǎo tóubèn jiějie.

She had nowhere to live, so she had to turn to her older sister.

她没想伤害他的。

Tā méi xiǎng shānghài tā de.

She didn't mean to hurt him.

她没想伤害你的。

Tā méi xiǎng shānghài nǐ de.

She didn't mean to hurt you.

她没想冒犯他的。

Tā méi xiǎng màofàn tā de.

She didn't mean to offend him.

她没想打击他的。

Tā méi xiǎng dǎjī tā de.

She didn't mean to disappoint him.

她没想杀他的。

Tā méi xiǎng shā tā de.

She didn't mean to kill him.

她没能说服他为她写首歌。

Tā méi néng shuōfú tā wèi tā xiě shǒu gē.

She couldn't convince him to write a song for her.

她没说她为什么那么做。

Tā méi shuō tā wèishénme nàme zuò.

She didn't say why she did that.

她没赶上火车，真可怜。

Tā méi gǎnshàng huǒchē, zhēn kělián.

She didn't catch the train, poor her.

她没赶上火车，真可惜。

Tā méi gǎnshàng huǒchē, zhēn kěxī.

She didn't catch the train, what a pity.

她穿得很素，没戴首饰。

Tā chuān de hěn sù, méi dài shǒushì.

She dresses plainly and wears no jewelry.

她觉得她没救了。

Tā juéde tā méi jiùle.

She thought that she was a goner.

她说她还没准备好。

Tā shuō tā hái méi zhǔnbèi hǎo.

She said she wasn't ready.

她还没听到这个消息。

Tā hái méi tīngdào zhège xiāoxi.

She's not yet heard the news.

好货不便宜，便宜没好货

hǎo huò bù piányi, piányi méi hǎo huò

good goods aren't cheap; cheap things aren't good goods

如果你不想的话也没问题。

Rúguǒ nǐ bùxiǎng dehuà yě méi wèntí.

If you don't want to do it, you don't have to.

如果没鱼了您会说什么？

Rúguǒ méi yú le nín huì shuō shénme?

What would you say if there weren't any more fish?

委员会商讨了很久，还没决定。

Wěiyuánhuì shāngtǎole hěn jiǔ, hái méi juédìng.

The committee deliberated for a long time and still hasn't decided.

孩子没娘，说来话长

háizi méi niáng, shuōláihuàcháng

a child with no mother: it's a long story to tell

安炸弹的人还没抓到。

Ān zhàdàn de rén hái méi zhuā dào.

The person who planted the bomb hasn't been caught.

完了，我还没做作业！

Wánle, wǒ hái méi zuò zuòyè!

Crap, I didn't do the homework!

家里没床，就凑合睡沙发吧。

Jiālǐ méi chuáng, jiù còuhe shuì shāfā ba.

We don't have a bed at home, so just make do with the sofa.

家里没钱交房租，他很犯愁。

Jiālǐ méi qián jiāo fángzū, tā hěn fànchóu.

He is worried because he has no money for the rent.

对不起，刚才没听见。

Duìbùqǐ, gāngcái méi tīngjiàn.

Sorry, I didn't hear you.

对不起，我没讲清楚。

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ méi jiǎng qīngchu.

I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear.

对着砚台梳妆，没影子

duì zhe yàntāi shūzhuāng, méi yǐngzi

doing one's make-up facing an inkstone: no reflection

小偷一直没能得手。

Xiǎotōu yìzhí méi néng déshǒu.

The thief has never managed to pull it off.

小偷什么值钱的东西都没拿走。

Xiǎotōu shénme zhíqián de dōngxi dōu méi názǒu.

The thief didn't take anything valuable.

小孩儿没娘,说来话长

xiǎoháir méi niáng,shuōláihuàcháng

a child with no mother: telling it would take a long time

小河涨水大河满，小河没水大河干

xiǎohé zhǎngshuǐ dàhé mǎn, xiǎohé méi shuǐ dàhé gān

when small rivers rise the big river is full; when small rivers have no water the big river runs dry

山水画，没人

shānshuǐhuà, méi rén

a landscape painting: no people

工资没涨，钱包却缩水了。

Gōngzī méi zhǎng, qiánbāo què suōshuǐle.

My pay hasn't gone up, yet my wallet has shrunk.

已经没人来拜访我了。

Yǐjīng méi rén lái bàifǎng wǒ le.

No one comes to visit me anymore.

干地打不成高墙，没钱盖不起瓦房

gān dì dǎ bùchéng gāo qiáng, méi qián gài bù qǐ wǎfáng

dry earth can't be rammed into a high wall; without money you can't build a tile house

当时我没听进去这番金玉良言。

Dāngshí wǒ méi tīng jìnqù zhè fān jīnyùliángyán.

Back then I didn't take in this priceless advice.

很不幸，我没来得及听他的演讲。

Hěn búxìng, wǒ méi láidejí tīng tā de yǎnjiǎng.

Unfortunately I was not in time for his speech.

很多学生考试没过。

Hěn duō xuésheng kǎoshì méiguò.

Many students have failed the test.

心里没病，不怕冷言侵

xīnli méi bìng, búpà lěng yán qīn

with no sickness in the heart, one doesn't fear cold words