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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.
今天jīntiān　的de　会议huìyì　还hái　没méi　结束jiéshù。jīntiān de huìyì hái méi jiéshù.
Today’s meeting is not over yet.
今天jīntiān　办公室bàngōngshì　里lǐ　没méi　有yǒu　别人biérén，　我wǒ　一yí　个gè　人rén　安静ānjìng　地de　把bǎ　作业zuòyè　都dōu　做完zuòwán　了le。jīntiān 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.
她tā　今天jīntiān　没méi　戴dài　眼镜yǎnjìng，　所以suǒyǐ　看kàn　不bù　清楚qīngchu　地图dìtú。tā jīntiān méi dài yǎnjìng, suǒyǐ kàn bù qīngchu dìtú.
She isn’t wearing her glasses today, so she can’t see the map clearly.
她tā　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú　的de　时候shíhou　没méi　有yǒu　信心xìnxīn，　但dàn　是shì　踢tī　了le　几jǐ　次cì　足球zúqiú　以后yǐhòu，　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　也yě　可kě以yǐ　慢慢mànmàn　提高tígāo。tā 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.
他tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　的de　旅lǚ游yóu　计划jìhuà　跟gēn　别人biérén　说shuō　什么shénme　没méi　有yǒu　关系guānxi，　只zhǐ　跟gēn　自己zìjǐ　的de　兴趣xìngqù　有yǒu　关系guānxi。tā 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.
我wǒ　从来cónglái　没méi　吃chī　过guò　这zhè　种zhǒng　酸suān　又yòu　甜tián　的de　水果shuǐguǒ，　味道wèidào　很hěn　特别tèbié。wǒ 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.
他tā　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　说shuō　只要zhǐyào　继续jìxù　练习liànxí　就jiù　会huì　好hǎo　多duō　了le。tā 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.
那nà　个gè　年轻niánqīng　的de　画家huàjiā　第一次dìyīcì　开kāi　展览zhǎnlǎn　的de　时候shíhou　又yòu　兴奋xīngfèn　又yòu　紧张jǐnzhāng，　竟然jìngrán　一yí　晚上wǎnshang　都dōu　没méi　睡shuì。nà 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.
我wǒ　本来běnlái　以为yǐwéi　今天jīntiān　的de　音乐会yīnyuèhuì　很hěn　无聊wúliáo，　没méi　想到xiǎngdào　竟然jìngrán　这么zhème　有意思yǒuyìsi。wǒ 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.
我wǒ　没méi　看kàn　过guo　这zhè　本běn　小说xiǎoshuō。wǒ méi kàn guo zhè běn xiǎoshuō.
I haven’t read this novel.
他tā　不bú　复习fùxí　的de　原因yuányīn　是shì　太tài　累lèi　了le，　结果jiéguǒ　考试kǎoshì　没méi　考好kǎohǎo。tā 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.
我wǒ　早上zǎoshang　发烧fāshāo　了le，　还有点儿hái　yǒudiǎnr　头疼tóuténg，　所以suǒyǐ　没méi　去qù　上课shàngkè。wǒ zǎoshang fāshāo le, hái yǒudiǎnr tóuténg, suǒyǐ méi qù shàngkè.
I had a fever this morning and also had a bit of a headache, so I didn’t go to class.
她tā　没有méiyǒu　提前tíqián　预约yùyuē，　所以suǒyǐ　在zài　医院yīyuàn　等děng　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ。tā méiyǒu tíqián yùyuē, suǒyǐ zài yīyuàn děng le hěn jiǔ.
She didn’t make an appointment in advance, so she waited at the hospital for a long time.
她tā　昨天zuótiān　没méi　睡shuì　好hǎo，　今天jīntiān　上课shàngkè　的de　时候shíhou　差点儿chàdiǎnr　睡着shuìzháo。tā zuótiān méi shuì hǎo, jīntiān shàngkè de shíhou chàdiǎnr shuìzháo.
She didn’t sleep well yesterday, and she almost fell asleep in class today.
她tā　去qù　医院yīyuàn　去qù　得de　太tài　晚wǎn，　差点儿chàdiǎnr　没méi　挂上号guàshànghào。tā qù yīyuàn qù de tài wǎn, chàdiǎnr méi guàshànghào.
She got to the hospital too late and almost failed to get registered.
昨天zuótiān　晚上wǎnshang　我wǒ　没méi　睡好shuìhǎo，　所以suǒyǐ　今天jīntiān　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　头疼tóuténg。zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ méi shuìhǎo, suǒyǐ jīntiān yǒudiǎnr tóuténg.
I didn’t sleep well last night, so I have a bit of a headache today.
她Tā　说shuō　快递kuàidì　已经yǐjīng　送到sòngdào　楼下lóuxià　了le，　但是dànshì　我wǒ　还hái　没méi　收到shōudào　那个nàge　包裹bāoguǒ。Tā shuō kuàidì yǐjīng sòngdào lóuxià le, dànshì wǒ hái méi shōudào nàge bāoguǒ.
She said the delivery had already been brought downstairs, but I still haven't received that package.
如果Rúguǒ　家里jiāli　没有méiyǒu　人rén，　我wǒ　就jiù　去qù　邮局yóujú　签收qiānshōu　包裹bāoguǒ。Rúguǒ jiāli méiyǒu rén, wǒ jiù qù yóujú qiānshōu bāoguǒ.
If no one is home, I'll go to the post office to sign for the package.
她Tā　觉得juéde　这个zhège　文件wénjiàn　没有méiyǒu　用yòng　了le，　就jiù　删除shānchú　了le。Tā juéde zhège wénjiàn méiyǒu yòng le, jiù shānchú le.
She felt this file was useless, so she deleted it.
如果Rúguǒ　你nǐ　没méi　收到shōudào　退款tuìkuǎn，　就jiù　再zài　联系liánxì　一yí下xià　客服kèfú　吧ba。Rúguǒ nǐ méi shōudào tuìkuǎn, jiù zài liánxì yíxià kèfú ba.
If you haven’t received the refund, contact customer service again.
我wǒ　还hái　没méi　收到shōudào　退款tuìkuǎn，　所以suǒyǐ　想xiǎng　再zài　联系liánxì　客服kèfú。wǒ hái méi shōudào tuìkuǎn, suǒyǐ xiǎng zài liánxì kèfú.
I still haven’t received the refund, so I want to contact customer service again.
她tā　今天jīntiān　没有méiyǒu　错过cuòguò　会议huìyì，　因为yīnwèi　她tā　比bǐ　平时píngshí　更gèng　准时zhǔnshí。tā jīntiān méiyǒu cuòguò huìyì, yīnwèi tā bǐ píngshí gèng zhǔnshí.
She didn’t miss the meeting today, because she was more punctual than usual.
很hěn　抱歉bàoqiàn，　我wǒ　刚才gāngcái　说shuō　得de　太tài　快kuài　了le，　你nǐ　没méi　听清楚tīngqīngchu　吧ba？hěn bàoqiàn, wǒ gāngcái shuō de tài kuài le, nǐ méi tīngqīngchu ba?
I’m very sorry, I spoke too fast just now; you didn’t hear it clearly, right?
今天jīntiān　早上zǎoshang　外面wàimiàn　下雪xiàxuě　了le，　我wǒ　没méi　带dài　伞sǎn，　只好zhǐhǎo　在zài　公司gōngsī　门口ménkǒu　等děng　了le　一会儿yíhuìr。jīntiān zǎoshang wàimiàn xiàxuě le, wǒ méi dài sǎn, zhǐhǎo zài gōngsī ménkǒu děng le yíhuìr.
It snowed outside this morning, and I didn’t bring an umbrella, so I had no choice but to wait for a while at the company entrance.
难怪nánguài　你nǐ　今天jīntiān　这么zhème　累lèi，　原来yuánlái　昨天zuótiān　晚上wǎnshang　没méi　睡好shuìhǎo。nánguài nǐ jīntiān zhème lèi, yuánlái zuótiān wǎnshang méi shuìhǎo.
No wonder you’re so tired today; it turns out you didn’t sleep well last night.
她tā　今天jīntiān　也yě　没méi　来lái　上课shàngkè。tā jīntiān yě méi lái shàngkè.
She didn’t come to class today either.
她tā　昨天zuótiān　没有méiyǒu　午睡wǔshuì，　所以suǒyǐ　晚上wǎnshang　八点半bādiǎnbàn　就jiù　想xiǎng　睡觉shuìjiào　了le。tā zuótiān méiyǒu wǔshuì, suǒyǐ wǎnshang bādiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng shuìjiào le.
She didn’t take a nap yesterday, so she wanted to go to sleep as early as eight-thirty.
她tā　的de　房间fángjiān　很hěn　整齐zhěngqí，　连lián　沙发shāfā　上shàng　也yě　没有méiyǒu　什么shénme　东西dōngxi。tā de fángjiān hěn zhěngqí, lián shāfā shàng yě méiyǒu shénme dōngxi.
Her room is very neat; there isn’t even anything on the sofa.
他tā　连lián　盆栽pénzāi　都dōu　没méi　浇水jiāoshuǐ。tā lián pénzāi dōu méi jiāoshuǐ.
He did not even water the potted plant.
没méi　有yǒu　水shuǐ，　就jiù　没méi　有yǒu　生命shēngmìng。méi yǒu shuǐ, jiù méi yǒu shēngmìng.
Without water, there is no life.
自从zìcóng　知道zhīdào　捐赠点juānzèngdiǎn　以后yǐhòu，　我wǒ　没méi　浪费làngfèi　过guo　旧物jiùwù。zìcóng zhīdào juānzèngdiǎn yǐhòu, wǒ méi làngfèi guo jiùwù.
Ever since I learned about the donation point, I have not wasted used household items.
趁chèn　公益gōngyì　活动huódòng　没méi　结束jiéshù，　把bǎ　生活用品shēnghuóyòngpǐn　带dài　到dào　捐赠点juānzèngdiǎn。chèn gōngyì huódòng méi jiéshù, bǎ shēnghuóyòngpǐn dài dào juānzèngdiǎn.
While the public-welfare event is still running, take the household necessities to the donation point.
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