没用

méiyòng

Traditional: 没用

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Translation

useless, of no use

Word origin

A compound of 没 meaning to lack and 用 meaning use, together without use. It means useless or of no use.

Origin
compound
Root
没 (méi, lack) + 用 (yòng, use)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 没

Stroke order for 用

Examples

Saying all this is useless.

jiùsǎn

This old umbrella is no longer of any use.

It is no use regretting it.

This method does not work.

Crying is no use, think of a solution.

没用 (méiyòng) means useless, of no use. It can describe an object, a method or, harshly, a person.

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This word is part of lesson 24.