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HSK 1adverbverb

没

Traditional: 沒

méi

没 (méi) means “(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character (traditional 沒) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

我没去过中国。

Wǒ méi qù guo Zhōngguó.

I haven't been to China.

Words containing 没

没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter埋没mái mòto engulf; to bury; to overlook没什么méi shén menothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind淹没yān mòto submerge; to drown; to flood从没cóng méinever (in the past); never did没用méi yònguseless没错méi cuòthat's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong没收mò shōuto confiscate; to seize没事儿méi shì rto have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind没法儿méifǎr5Can't没想到méi xiǎng dàodidn't expect

More HSK 1 vocabulary

HSK 1 →
爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs八bāeight; 8爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my杯子bēi zicup; glass是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 没 mean?
没 (méi) means “(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 没 pronounced?
没 is pronounced “méi” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 没?
没 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 没?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 没 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27