(méi shén me) - it's nothing, never mind, no big deal in Mandarin
méishénmeTraditional: 沒什麼
HSK 3
#353 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
it's nothing, never mind, no big deal
Word origin
没什么 (méi shénme) 'it's nothing' literally means 'not anything': 没 'not, lack' plus 什么 'what, anything'. 什 derives from 十 'ten' and 么 is the question particle.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 没 (not) + 什么 (what, anything)
Stroke order
没
什
么
Examples
，。
It's nothing, don't worry.
，，。
He asked if I was OK - I said nothing much, thanks.
。
Nothing important.
。
There's nothing to worry about.
。
I don't have much money.
没什么 (méi shén me) - it's nothing, never mind, no big deal.
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