没意思 (méiyìsi) · boring
没意思 (méiyìsi) means “boring; not interesting”. It is written with 3 characters: 没 (not) + 意 (thought) + 思 (to think). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 没意思 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)
意 yì · thought
What 意 is made of
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 音 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
思 sī · to think
What 思 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: Weighing something with your mind 囟 (altered) and heart 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 没意思
What does 没意思 mean?
没意思 (méiyìsi) means “boring; not interesting”.
How do you pronounce 没意思?
没意思 is pronounced méiyìsi.
Which HSK level is 没意思?
没意思 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
- 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
It is part of HSK 2 · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.