没有
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
没有 (méiyǒu) · not have
没有 (méiyǒu) means “not have; there is not”. It is written with 2 characters: 没 (not) + 有 (to have). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 没有 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)
有 yǒu · to have
What 有 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
我没有弟弟。Wǒ méiyǒu dìdi.I don't have a younger brother.
这儿没有商店吗?Zhèr méiyǒu shāngdiàn ma?Isn't there a shop here?
Questions about 没有
What does 没有 mean?
没有 (méiyǒu) means “not have; there is not”.
How do you pronounce 没有?
没有 is pronounced méiyǒu.
Which HSK level is 没有?
没有 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
- 没什么méishénmenothing much
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 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 没有 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.