沒有

沒有

1. to not have; to have no; to not be

   沒有演技／没有演技  ―  méiyǒu yǎnjì  ―  to have no acting skills

   我沒有零錢。／我没有零钱。  ―  Wǒ méiyǒu língqián.  ―  I don't have any change.

   她根本就沒有童年。 [MSC, trad.]
   她根本就没有童年。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā gēnběn jiù méiyǒu tóngnián. [Pinyin]

   She didn't have any kind of childhood.

   人生永遠沒有太晚的開始。 [MSC, trad.]
   人生永远没有太晚的开始。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rénshēng yǒngyuǎn méiyǒu tài wǎn de kāishǐ. [Pinyin]

   No beginning has ever been proved to be too late.

   如果沒有人捐助的話，這個小孩就會永遠失明。 [MSC, trad.]
   如果没有人捐助的话，这个小孩就会永远失明。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rúguǒ méiyǒu rén juānzhù dehuà, zhè ge xiǎohái jiù huì yǒngyuǎn shīmíng. [Pinyin]

   If no one offers assistance this kid will become permanently blind.

2. there is no; there isn't any; there are no; there aren't any

   沒有最好，只有更好 [MSC, trad.]
   没有最好，只有更好 [MSC, simp.]

   méiyǒu zuìhǎo, zhǐyǒu gènghǎo [Pinyin]

   There is no best, only better.

   杯子裏沒有水。／杯子里没有水。  ―  Bēizǐ lǐ méiyǒu shuǐ.  ―  There isn't any water in the glass.

3. to be not so ... as (when comparing)

   我沒有弟弟聰明。 [MSC, trad.]
   我没有弟弟聪明。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ méiyǒu dìdi cōngmíng. [Pinyin]

   I'm not as smart as my younger brother.

4. less than; no more than

沒有

1. have not; haven't; hasn't (done); didn't (do) (indicating non-completion of a verb)

   從來沒有化過妝的人 [MSC, trad.]
   从来没有化过妆的人 [MSC, simp.]

   cónglái méiyǒu huà guò zhuāng de rén [Pinyin]

   a person who has never put on makeup before

   我沒有跟他講。／我没有跟他讲。  ―  Wǒ méiyǒu gēn tā jiǎng.  ―  I didn't speak with him.

   你吃飯了沒有？／你吃饭了没有？  ―  Nǐ chīfàn le méiyǒu?  ―  Have you eaten (or not)?

   他們好久沒有通信了。 [MSC, trad.]
   他们好久没有通信了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tāmen hǎojiǔ méiyǒu tōngxìn le. [Pinyin]

   They haven't written to each other for a long time.