Word: 没 (méi, mò)

炮仗掉进河里，没响

pàozhang diào jìn hé lǐ, méi xiǎng

a firecracker falls into the river: no bang

牛栏里伸进马嘴来，没你开口的份儿

niúlán lǐ shēn jìn mǎ zuǐ lái, méi nǐ kāikǒu de fènr

a horse's muzzle poking into the cattle pen: no place for you to open your mouth

狗咬刺猬，没处下嘴

gǒu yǎo cìwei, méi chù xià zuǐ

a dog attacks a hedgehog: nowhere to put its mouth

猪八戒坐在冷宫里，愁得没对儿

zhūbājiè zuò zài lěnggōng lǐ, chóu de méi duì ér

Pigsy sits in the cold palace: so worried there's no match

猫生病了，两天没进食了。

Māo shēngbìng le, liǎng tiān méi jìnshíle.

The cat is sick and hasn't eaten for two days.

现在楼里没人。

Xiànzài lóu lǐ méi rén.

There's nobody in the building now.

珍珠没眼仁儿，瞎宝贝

zhēnzhū méi yǎn rénr, xiā bǎobèi

a pearl with no pupil: a blind treasure

班里没人和他跑得一般快。

Bān lǐ méi rén hé tā pǎo de yìbān kuài.

No one in the class runs as fast as he does.

球队进攻几次都没得手。

Qiúduì jìngōng jǐcì dōu méi déshǒu.

The team attacked several times without success.

瓮里烧木炭，有火没处发

wèng li shāo mùtàn, yǒu huǒ méi chù fā

burning charcoal inside a jar: there is fire but nowhere for it to go out

由于我生病了，我便没去上学。

Yóuyú wǒ shēngbìng le, wǒ biàn méi qù shàngxué.

As I was sick, I did not go to school.

电影没我期待的那么好。

Diànyǐng méi wǒ qīdài de nàme hǎo.

The film wasn't as good as I'd expected.

电池快没电了。

Diànchí kuài méi diàn le.

The battery is low.

电池没电了。

Diànchí méi diàn le.

The battery died.

痛过，但是没现在这么厉害。

Tòngguò, dànshì méi xiànzài zhème lìhai.

It's ached before, but never as badly as right now.

目前我没在做什么事情。

Mùqián wǒ méi zài zuò shénme shìqing.

I'm not doing anything currently.

直到快要中午前他都没出现。

Zhídào kuàiyào zhōngwǔ qián tā dōu méi chūxiàn.

He did not appear until about noon.

直至今天，他还没给我回信。

Zhízhì jīntiān, tā hái méi gěi wǒ huíxìn.

Up to today, he still hasn't written back to me.

直至现在，我还没收到他的回信。

Zhízhì xiànzài, wǒ hái méi shōudào tā de huíxìn.

Up till now, I still haven't received a reply from him.

相骂没好口,相打没好手

xiāngmà méi hǎo kǒu,xiāng dǎ méi hǎoshǒu

in a quarrel no kind mouth, in a fight no gentle hand

看他的表情，我断定他没说实话。

Kàn tā de biǎoqíng, wǒ duàndìng tā méi shuōshíhuà.

Judging by his expression, I concluded he wasn't telling the truth.

知道自己血型的人没几个。

Zhīdào zìjǐ xuèxíng de rén méi jǐ ge.

Very few people know what their blood group is.

研究经费还没批下来。

Yánjiū jīngfèi hái méi pī xiàlai.

The research funds haven't been approved yet.

破茶壶，没嘴儿

pò cháhú, méi zuǐr

a broken teapot: no spout

窗户没关好，热量都流失了。

Chuānghu méi guān hǎo, rèliàng dōu liúshīle.

The window wasn't closed properly, so all the heat escaped.

系统坏了，我没办法转账。

Xìtǒng huàile, wǒ méi bànfǎ zhuǎnzhàng.

The system is down, so I can't make a transfer.

细心没大错

xìxīn méi dà cuò

be careful and there are no big mistakes

经理还没对这件事表态。

Jīnglǐ hái méi duì zhè jiàn shì biǎotài.

The manager hasn't stated his position on this matter yet.

维生素缺失会让人没精神。

Wéishēngsù quēshī huì ràng rén méi jīngshen.

A lack of vitamins can leave you listless.

羊屁股先生可没告诉我还有搭档。

Yáng pìgu xiānsheng kě méi gàosu wǒ háiyǒu dādàng.

Mr. Goat Butt never told me there would be a partner.

美国我没去过。

Měiguó wǒ méi qùguo.

I haven't been to America.

老人不讲古,后人没个谱儿

lǎorén bù jiǎnggǔ,hòurén méi gè pǔr

if the old don't tell tales of the past, the young have no standard

老虎爬树,没学这一招

lǎohǔ pá shù,méi xué zhè yìzhāo

a tiger climbing a tree: never learned that trick

考试没考好，我心里很堵。

Kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo, wǒ xīnli hěn dǔ.

I didn't do well on the exam, and I feel weighed down.

考试没过，但他没有丧失志气。

Kǎoshì méiguò, dàn tā méiyǒu sàngshī zhìqì.

He failed the exam, but he didn't lose his resolve.

考试没过，你别灰心。

Kǎoshì méiguò, nǐ bié huīxīn.

You didn't pass the exam, but don't lose heart.

背人没好事，好事不背人

bèi rén méi hǎoshì, hǎoshì bú bèi rén

what is done behind people's backs is nothing good; a good deed is not hidden from people

舌头咽进肚子里，大张嘴没个说的

shétou yàn jìn dǔzi lǐ, dà zhāngzuǐ méi ge shuō de

the tongue swallowed into the belly: mouth wide open with nothing to say

苍蝇不钻没缝的蛋

cāngying bù zuān méi fèng de dàn

Flies don't burrow into an egg without a crack

草鞋没样，边打边相

cǎoxié méi yàng, biān dǎ biān xiàng

Straw sandals have no pattern: weave and look as you go

萤火虫的屁股，没多大亮儿

yínghuǒchóng de pìgu, méi duō dà liàngr

a firefly's backside: not much light

虽然我没在火车上睡觉。

Suīrán wǒ méi zài huǒchē shàng shuìjiào.

Although I haven't slept on the train.

要是他们没有发现，就没问题了。

Yàoshi tāmen méiyǒu fāxiàn, jiù méi wèntí le.

If they hadn't noticed, there wouldn't have been any problems.

要没时间了。

Yào méi shíjiān le.

Time is running out.

警察连夜办案，一直没休息。

Jǐngchá liányè bàn'àn, yìzhí méi xiūxi.

The police worked on the case through the night without a break.

计划因为没钱被搁置了。

Jìhuà yīnwèi méi qián bèi gēzhìle.

The plan was put on hold because there was no money.

话没说完，他喝了口水又续上了。

Huà méi shuō wán, tā hēle kǒushuǐ yòu xù shàng le.

He hadn't finished, so he took a sip of water and carried on.

话激话,没好话

huà jī huà,méi hǎohuà

words provoking words, no good words

谁也没在看她。

Shéi yě méi zài kàn tā.

Nobody watches her.

谁也没意料到会下大雪。

Shéi yě méi yìliào dào huì xià dàxuě.

No one expected that it would snow heavily.

谁也没意料到会下雨。

Shéi yě méi yìliào dào huì xiàyǔ.

Nobody expected it to rain.

谁也没注意到熊的出现。

Shéi yě méi zhùyì dào Xióng de chūxiàn.

No one noticed the bear's appearance.

谁也没能预见这场大雨。

Shéi yě méi néng yùjiàn zhè chǎng dàyǔ.

Nobody could foresee this heavy rain.

谁都想活得长久，但没人想变老。

Shéi dōu xiǎng huó de chángjiǔ, dàn méi rén xiǎng biàn lǎo.

Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.

走吧，没在下雨了。

Zǒu ba, méi zài xiàyǔle.

Let's go out now. It isn't raining any more.

趁汤没凉之前喝下。

Chèn tāng méi liáng zhīqián hē xià.

Eat your soup before it gets cold.

趁汤没凉，你把汤喝了。

Chèn tāng méi liáng, nǐ bǎ tāng hēle.

Drink the soup while it is hot.

车发动不了因为电池没电了。

Chē fādòng bù liǎo yīnwèi diànchí méi diàn le.

The car won't start because the battery has run down.

车快没汽油了，去加油吧。

Chē kuài méi qìyóu le, qù jiāyóu ba.

The car is almost out of gas, so let's go fill up.

软盖儿的王八,没甲

ruǎn gàir de wángba,méi jiǎ

a soft-shelled turtle: no armour (no fake)

过了这个村儿，没这个店儿

guò le zhège cūn ér, méi zhège diàn ér

once past this village, there's no such inn

过了这个村，没这个店

guò le zhège cūn, méi zhège diàn

once past this village, there's no such inn

还没人告诉我们要做什么。

Hái méi rén gàosu wǒmen yào zuò shénme.

We haven't yet been told what we need to do.

还没人看到吗？

Hái méi rén kàndào ma?

Has no one seen it yet?

还没怎么准备好。

Hái méi zěnme zhǔnbèi hǎo.

It's not quite ready yet.

这一点用都没。

Zhè yìdiǎn yòng dōu méi.

That is completely useless.

这个座位没人。

Zhège zuòwèi méi rén.

There's no one sitting here.

这个我没听说过。

Zhège wǒ méi tīngshuōguo.

I haven't heard about that.

这个没人要。

Zhège méi rén yào.

Nobody wants it.

这个盒子没那个盒子大。

Zhège hézi méi nàge hézi dà.

This box is not as big as that one.

这个看法是个错觉，并且没道理。

Zhège kànfǎ shì gè cuòjué, bìngqiě méi dàoli.

This idea is a misperception, and makes no sense.

这么长时间没下雨，怎么抗旱？

Zhème cháng shíjiān méi xiàyǔ, zěnme kànghàn?

It hasn't rained for so long, so how do we fight the drought?

这也没问题！

Zhè yě méi wèntí!

The same sounds OK!

这些电池都没电了。

Zhèxiē diànchí dōu méi diàn le.

These batteries are all dead.

这件事你告诉他妈没？

Zhè jiàn shì nǐ gàosu tā mā méi?

Have you told his mother?

这件事你告诉她妈没？

Zhè jiàn shì nǐ gàosu tā mā méi?

Have you told her mother?

这台琴应该好多年没调过音了。

Zhè tái qín yīnggāi hǎo duōnián méi tiáoguo yīn le.

This piano has probably not been tuned for years.

这周学业太重，我没时间玩。

Zhè zhōu xuéyè tài zhòng, wǒ méi shíjiān wán.

My schoolwork is too heavy this week, so I have no time to play.

这咖啡热得我没办法喝。

Zhè kāfēi rè de wǒ méi bànfǎ hē.

This coffee is too hot for me to drink.

这学期学业很重，我没时间玩。

Zhè xuéqī xuéyè hěn zhòng, wǒ méi shíjiān wán.

The schoolwork is heavy this term, so I have no time to play.

这孩子从小就没见过亲生母亲。

Zhè háizi cóngxiǎo jiù méi jiànguo qīnshēng mǔqīn.

This child has never seen his birth mother since he was little.

这对于我来说没任何意义。

Zhè duìyú wǒ lái shuō méi rènhé yìyì.

It doesn't make sense to me.

这年代已经没几个学生用铅笔了。

Zhè niándài yǐjīng méi jǐ ge xuésheng yòng qiānbǐ le.

Few students use pencils these days.

这张表还没盖章呢。

Zhè zhāng biǎo hái méi gàizhāng ne.

This form hasn't been stamped yet.

这批货没通过质检。

Zhè pī huò méi tōngguò zhìjiǎn.

This shipment didn't pass quality inspection.

这支笔没墨了。

Zhè zhī bǐ méi mò le.

This pen has run dry.

这本书没那本大。

Zhè běn shū méi nà běn dà.

This book is less large than that one.

这片荒地已经没人耕种了。

Zhè piàn huāngdì yǐjīng méi rén gēngzhòng le.

Nobody cultivates this wasteland anymore.

这里没人会打扰你。

Zhèlǐ méi rén huì dǎrǎo nǐ.

No one will bother you here.

这里没人做那件事。

Zhèlǐ méi rén zuò nà jiàn shì.

Nobody here does that.

那个没你想象的那么难。

Nàge méi nǐ xiǎngxiàng de nàme nán.

It is not so difficult as you think.

那些电池没电了。

Nèixiē diànchí méi diàn le.

The batteries died.

那其实也没那么奇怪，对吧？

Nà qíshí yě méi nàme qíguài, duì ba?

It's not that weird, is it?

那只没人要的小猫真可怜。

Nà zhǐ méi rén yào de xiǎomāo zhēn kělián.

That kitten nobody wants is so pitiful.

那样做没问题吗？

Nàyàng zuò méi wèntí ma?

Is that going to be OK?

那没人帮你吗？

Nà méi rén bāng nǐ ma?

And no one helped you?

邮递员摆手，没信

yóudìyuán bǎishǒu, méi xìn

the postman waves his hand: no letter (no news)

邻居什么都没看到。

Línjū shénme dōu méi kàndào.

The neighbor didn't see anything.

长大后，没人叫我乳名了。

Zhǎngdà hòu, méi rén jiào wǒ rǔmíng le.

After I grew up, nobody called me by my baby name anymore.

长路没轻担

chánglù méi qīng dàn

on a long road there's no light load