没关系
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
没关系 (méiguānxi) · it doesn't matter
没关系 (méiguānxi) means “it doesn't matter; that's OK”. It is written with 3 characters: 没 (not) + 关 (to close) + 系 (department (of a university)). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 没关系 is built
The characters
没 méi · not
What 没 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and
- 几jǐ — how many
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 殳 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
关 guān · to close
What 关 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 天tiān — day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
系 xì · department (of a university)
What 系 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: thread (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
没关系,我们明天再去。Méiguānxi, wǒmen míngtiān zài qù.It doesn't matter, we'll go again tomorrow.
对不起!没关系。Duìbuqǐ! méiguānxi.Sorry! That's all right.
Questions about 没关系
What does 没关系 mean?
没关系 (méiguānxi) means “it doesn't matter; that's OK”.
How do you pronounce 没关系?
没关系 is pronounced méiguānxi.
Which HSK level is 没关系?
没关系 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 没什么méishénmenothing much
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 没有méiyǒunot have
- 没用méiyònguseless
- 没错méicuòthat's right
- 没法儿méifǎrcan't
- 没想到méixiǎngdàodidn't expect
- 埋没máimòto bury
- 淹没yānmòto flood
- 没事méishìit's nothing
Learn 没关系 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.