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没事

méi shì

HSK 3.0 level 1 2-character word Traditional 沒事

没事 (méi shì) means "it's nothing; no problem; I'm fine". It is an HSK 3.0 level 1 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 没事 means

1. it's not important
2. it's nothing
3. never mind
4. to have nothing to do
5. to be free
6. to be all right (out of danger or trouble)

The characters in 没事

• 没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
• 事shìmatter; thing; item

Example sentences

• 没事。
  No prob.
• 没事儿。
  Méishìr.
  No problem.
• 他没事。
  There is nothing wrong with him.
• 我没事。
  I am okay.
• 你没事吗？
  You all right?
• 你没事吧？
  Are you all right?

Words starting with 没事

• 没事儿méi shì rto have spare time; free from work; it's not important

Sounds the same

Read méi shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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