Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Negation
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Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students NOUNS - Pronouns - Nouns - Proper nouns |
Negation
[edit | edit source]Negation words
[edit | edit source]不 | bù | not |
没 | méi | not (only referring to 有 / yŏu / to have) |
Syntax
[edit | edit source]他不是中国人 ◦ | tā bù shì Zhōnguó rén. | He is not Chinese. |
他们不会说英文 ◦ | tāmen bù huì shuō yīngwén. | They cannot speak English. |
八点钟不好 ◦ | bā diăn zhōng bù hăo. | 8 o'clock is not okay. |
九点钟不行 ◦ | jiŭ diăn zhōng bù xíng. | 9 o'clock is impossible. |
我说得不好 ◦ | wŏ shuō de bù hăo. | I don't speak well. |
不是现在 ◦ | bù shì xiàn zài. | Not now. |
我没有茶 ◦ | wŏ méi yŏu chá. | I don't have any tea. |