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méi

没méiméi
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Usages of méi

我wǒ　没有méiyǒu　茶chá。wǒ méiyǒu chá.
I don’t have tea.
我wǒ　没有méiyǒu　水shuǐ。wǒ méiyǒu shuǐ.
I don’t have water.
因为yīnwèi　我wǒ　觉得juéde　今天jīntiān　太tài　忙máng　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　没有méiyǒu　去qù　公司gōngsī。yīnwèi wǒ juéde jīntiān tài máng le, suǒyǐ wǒ méiyǒu qù gōngsī.
Because I feel today is too busy, I didn’t go to the company.
我wǒ　可能kěnéng　没有méiyǒu　时间shíjiān　去qù。wǒ kěnéng méiyǒu shíjiān qù.
I might not have time to go.
我wǒ　还hái　没méi　去qù　过guo　北京Běijīng，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù。wǒ hái méi qù guo Běijīng, wǒ xiǎng qù.
I haven’t been to Beijing yet; I want to go.
他tā　可能kěnéng　在zài　外面wàimiàn　工作gōngzuò，　所以suǒyǐ　没méi　时间shíjiān。tā kěnéng zài wàimiàn gōngzuò, suǒyǐ méi shíjiān.
He might be working outside, so he has no time.
他tā　为什么wèishénme　还hái　没méi　来lái？　我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　他tā。　你nǐ　等děng　了le　多久duōjiǔ？tā wèishénme hái méi lái? wǒ xūyào zhǎo tā. nǐ děng le duōjiǔ?
Why hasn’t he come yet? I need to look for him. How long have you been waiting?
他tā　没méi　看见kànjiàn　我wǒ，　因为yīnwèi　他tā　一直yìzhí　在zài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。tā méi kànjiàn wǒ, yīnwèi tā yìzhí zài dǎ diànhuà.
He didn't see me because he was on the phone the whole time.
他Tā　连lián　午饭wǔfàn　都dōu　没méi　吃chī，　因为yīnwèi　一直yìzhí　在zài　开会kāihuì。Tā lián wǔfàn dōu méi chī, yīnwèi yìzhí zài kāihuì.
He didn’t even eat lunch because he was in meetings the whole time.
她Tā　说shuō　最近zuìjìn　没有méiyǒu　消息xiāoxi，　我wǒ　也yě　不bù　知道zhīdào。Tā shuō zuìjìn méiyǒu xiāoxi, wǒ yě bù zhīdào.
She said there’s no news recently; I don’t know either.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì，　可是kěshì　没méi　时间shíjiān。wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì, kěshì méi shíjiān.
I want to go to the supermarket, but I don’t have time.
她Tā　最近zuìjìn　没méi　花huā　太tài　多duō　钱qián　买mǎi　衣服yīfu。Tā zuìjìn méi huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
She hasn’t spent much money on clothes recently.
今天Jīntiān　银行yínháng　门口ménkǒu　没méi　什么shénme　人rén。Jīntiān yínháng ménkǒu méi shénme rén.
There aren’t many people at the bank entrance today.
图书馆Túshūguǎn　里lǐ　比bǐ　家jiā　里lǐ　更gèng　安静ānjìng，　但是dànshì　没méi　有yǒu　自己zìjǐ　的de　房间fángjiān　那么nàme　舒服shūfu。Túshūguǎn lǐ bǐ jiā lǐ gèng ānjìng, dànshì méi yǒu zìjǐ de fángjiān nàme shūfu.
The library is quieter than home, but it’s not as comfortable as having your own room.
她Tā　的de　声音shēngyīn　很hěn　小xiǎo，　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　不bù　容易róngyì　听清楚tīngqīngchu，　比如bǐrú　刚才gāngcái　我wǒ　就jiù　没méi　听懂tīngdǒng。Tā de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, zài gōngyuán lǐ bù róngyì tīngqīngchu, bǐrú gāngcái wǒ jiù méi tīngdǒng.
Her voice is very soft, so in the park it’s not easy to hear clearly; for example, just now I didn’t understand her.
今jīn天tiān　的de　工gōng作zuò　没méi有yǒu　昨zuó天tiān　那nà么me　忙máng。jīntiān de gōngzuò méiyǒu zuótiān nàme máng.
Today’s work is not as busy as yesterday.
他tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　的de　生活shēnghuó　太tài　忙máng，　没méi　时间shíjiān　散步sànbù。tā shuō zìjǐ de shēnghuó tài máng, méi shíjiān sànbù.
He says his life is too busy and he has no time to take walks.
今天jīntiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu，　我们wǒmen　没méi　走错zǒucuò　路lù，　最后zuìhòu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　找到zhǎodào　了le　一yí　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　坐zuò　在zài　椅子yǐzi　上shàng。jīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒmen méi zǒucuò lù, zuìhòu zài gōngyuán lǐ zhǎodào le yí gè ānjìng de dìfang zuò zài yǐzi shàng.
After work today, we didn’t go the wrong way and finally found a quiet place in the park to sit on a chair.
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