méi

Usages of méi

 没有méiyǒu cháwǒ méiyǒu chá.
I don’t have tea.
 没有méiyǒu shuǐwǒ méiyǒu shuǐ.
I don’t have water.
因为yīnwèi  觉得juéde 今天jīntiān tài máng le, 所以suǒyǐ  没有méiyǒu  公司gōngsīyīnwèi 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.
 可能kěnéng 没有méiyǒu 时间shíjiān wǒ kěnéng méiyǒu shíjiān qù.
I might not have time to go.
 hái méi  guo 北京Běijīng,  xiǎng wǒ hái méi qù guo Běijīng, wǒ xiǎng qù.
I haven’t been to Beijing yet; I want to go.
 可能kěnéng zài 外面wàimiàn 工作gōngzuò, 所以suǒyǐ méi 时间shíjiāntā kěnéng zài wàimiàn gōngzuò, suǒyǐ méi shíjiān.
He might be working outside, so he has no time.
 为什么wèishénme hái méi lái?  需要xūyào zhǎo 。  děng le 多久duōjiǔtā 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?
 méi 看见kànjiàn , 因为yīnwèi  一直yìzhí zài  电话diànhuàtā méi kànjiàn wǒ, yīnwèi tā yìzhí zài dǎ diànhuà.
He didn't see me because he was on the phone the whole time.
 lián 午饭wǔfàn dōu méi chī, 因为yīnwèi 一直yìzhí zài 开会kāihuìTā lián wǔfàn dōu méi chī, yīnwèi yìzhí zài kāihuì.
He didn’t even eat lunch because he was in meetings the whole time.
 shuō 最近zuìjìn 没有méiyǒu 消息xiāoxi,    知道zhīdàoTā shuō zuìjìn méiyǒu xiāoxi, wǒ yě bù zhīdào.
She said there’s no news recently; I don’t know either.
 xiǎng  超市chāoshì, 可是kěshì méi 时间shíjiānwǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì, kěshì méi shíjiān.
I want to go to the supermarket, but I don’t have time.
 最近zuìjìn méi huā tài duō qián mǎi 衣服yīfuTā 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 méi 什么shénme rénJīntiān yínháng ménkǒu méi shénme rén.
There aren’t many people at the bank entrance today.
图书馆Túshūguǎn   jiā  gèng 安静ānjìng, 但是dànshì méi yǒu 自己zìjǐ de 房间fángjiān 那么nàme 舒服shūfuTúshūguǎn 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.
 de 声音shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, zài 公园gōngyuán   容易róngyì 听清楚tīngqīngchu, 比如bǐrú 刚才gāngcái  jiù méi 听懂tīngdǒngTā 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.
jīntiān de gōngzuò méiyǒu zuótiān me mángjīntiān de gōngzuò méiyǒu zuótiān nàme máng.
Today’s work is not as busy as yesterday.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ de 生活shēnghuó tài máng, méi 时间shíjiān 散步sànbùtā 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 méi 走错zǒucuò , 最后zuìhòu zài 公园gōngyuán  找到zhǎodào le   安静ānjìng de 地方dìfang zuò zài 椅子yǐzi shàngjīntiān 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.
今天jīntiān de 会议huìyì hái méi 结束jiéshùjīntiān de huìyì hái méi jiéshù.
Today’s meeting is not over yet.
今天jīntiān 办公室bàngōngshì  méi yǒu 别人biérén,    rén 安静ānjìng de  作业zuòyè dōu 做完zuòwán lejīntiān bàngōngshì lǐ méi yǒu biérén, wǒ yí gè rén ānjìng de bǎ zuòyè dōu zuòwán le.
There was no one else in the office today; I quietly finished all the homework by myself.
 今天jīntiān méi dài 眼镜yǎnjìng, 所以suǒyǐ kàn  清楚qīngchu 地图dìtútā jīntiān méi dài yǎnjìng, suǒyǐ kàn bù qīngchu dìtú.
She isn’t wearing her glasses today, so she can’t see the map clearly.
  篮球lánqiú de 时候shíhou méi yǒu 信心xìnxīn, dàn shì  le   足球zúqiú 以后yǐhòu, 觉得juéde 自己zìjǐ   慢慢mànmàn 提高tígāotā dǎ lánqiú de shíhou méi yǒu xìnxīn, dàn shì tī le jǐ cì zúqiú yǐhòu, juéde zìjǐ yě kěyǐ mànmàn tígāo.
She doesn’t have confidence when playing basketball, but after playing soccer a few times, she feels she can also slowly improve.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ de yóu 计划jìhuà gēn 别人biérén shuō 什么shénme méi yǒu 关系guānxi, zhǐ gēn 自己zìjǐ de 兴趣xìngqù yǒu 关系guānxitā shuō zìjǐ de lǚyóu jìhuà gēn biérén shuō shénme méi yǒu guānxi, zhǐ gēn zìjǐ de xìngqù yǒu guānxi.
He says his travel plans have nothing to do with what other people say, only with his own interests.
 从来cónglái méi chī guò zhè zhǒng suān yòu tián de 水果shuǐguǒ, 味道wèidào hěn 特别tèbiéwǒ cónglái méi chī guò zhè zhǒng suān yòu tián de shuǐguǒ, wèidào hěn tèbié.
I’ve never eaten this kind of sweet-and-sour fruit; the taste is very special.
 以为yǐwéi 自己zìjǐ 没有méiyǒu 办法bànfǎ 提高tígāo 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíng, 可是kěshì 老师lǎoshī shuō 只要zhǐyào 继续jìxù 练习liànxí jiù huì hǎo duō letā yǐwéi zìjǐ méiyǒu bànfǎ tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, kěshì lǎoshī shuō zhǐyào jìxù liànxí jiù huì hǎo duō le.
He thought he had no way to improve his Chinese level, but the teacher said that as long as he keeps practicing, it will get much better.
  年轻niánqīng de 画家huàjiā 第一次dìyīcì kāi 展览zhǎnlǎn de 时候shíhou yòu 兴奋xīngfèn yòu 紧张jǐnzhāng, 竟然jìngrán  晚上wǎnshang dōu méi shuìnà gè niánqīng de huàjiā dìyīcì kāi zhǎnlǎn de shíhou yòu xīngfèn yòu jǐnzhāng, jìngrán yí wǎnshang dōu méi shuì.
That young painter was both excited and nervous at her first exhibition and unexpectedly didn’t sleep the whole night.
 本来běnlái 以为yǐwéi 今天jīntiān de 音乐会yīnyuèhuì hěn 无聊wúliáo, méi 想到xiǎngdào 竟然jìngrán 这么zhème 有意思yǒuyìsiwǒ běnlái yǐwéi jīntiān de yīnyuèhuì hěn wúliáo, méi xiǎngdào jìngrán zhème yǒuyìsi.
I originally thought today’s concert would be boring, but it unexpectedly turned out to be so interesting.
 méi kàn guo zhè běn 小说xiǎoshuōwǒ méi kàn guo zhè běn xiǎoshuō.
I haven’t read this novel.
  复习fùxí de 原因yuányīn shì tài lèi le, 结果jiéguǒ 考试kǎoshì méi 考好kǎohǎotā bú fùxí de yuányīn shì tài lèi le, jiéguǒ kǎoshì méi kǎohǎo.
The reason he didn’t review was that he was too tired, and as a result he didn’t do well on the exam.
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