{"id":1834,"date":"2018-09-14T17:44:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T17:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/?p=1834"},"modified":"2021-12-30T07:20:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T07:20:30","slug":"%e4%b8%8d-bu-%e6%b2%92-mei-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/zh-hans\/%e4%b8%8d-bu-%e6%b2%92-mei-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 3. Understanding the Difference Between\u300c\u4e0d\u300dB\u00f9 and\u300c\u6c92\u300dM\u00e9i – Chinese No or Not"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Both \u4e0d (b\u00f9) and\u00a0\u6c92 (m\u00e9i) are negative determiners in Chinese. They can be put in front of a verb<\/em> or an adjective,<\/em>\u00a0in order\u00a0to convert the statement into negative statement. Even though these two words are translated as \u2018no\u2019 or \u2018not\u2019 in English, there are notable differences between them. Learn how to express yes in Chinese<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1.\u300c\u6c92\u300d<\/strong>is for Past Actions!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u4e0d (b\u00f9) can be used for negating actions in the present<\/strong>, and future<\/strong>, while \u6c92 (m\u00e9i) is used for indicating what did not occur in the past<\/strong>, or something that has not completed yet.<\/p>\n

Present<\/h5>\n

\u6211\u4e0d<\/strong>\u559c\u6b61\u5403\u9eb5\u3002<\/p>\n

\u6211\u4e0d<\/strong>\u559c\u6b22\u5403\u9762\u3002<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 b\u00f9 x\u01d0hu\u0101n ch\u012b mi\u00e0n.<\/p>\n

I do not like to eat noodles.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Future<\/h5>\n

\u4ed6\u660e\u5929\u4e0d<\/strong>\u4e0a\u73ed\u3002<\/p>\n

\u4ed6\u660e\u5929\u4e0d<\/strong>\u4e0a\u73ed\u3002<\/p>\n

T\u0101 m\u00edngti\u0101n b\u00f9 sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n.<\/p>\n

He will not go to work tomorrow.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Past<\/h5>\n

\u6628\u5929\u6c92<\/strong>\u4e0b\u96e8\u3002<\/p>\n

\u6628\u5929\u6ca1<\/strong>\u4e0b\u96e8\u3002<\/p>\n

Zu\u00f3ti\u0101n m\u00e9i xi\u00e0 y\u01d4.<\/p>\n

It did not rain yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Only Use<\/strong>\u300c\u4e0d\u300d<\/strong>for Adjectives!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

An additional \u4e0d (b\u00f9) before the adjective will give a \u2018not + adjective\u2019 meaning. On the other hand, \u6c92 (m\u00e9i) does not apply for the adjective.<\/p>\n

Structure: Subject + \u4e0d + Adjective<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u4ed6\u4e0d<\/strong>\u9ad8\u3002<\/p>\n

\u4ed6\u4e0d<\/strong>\u9ad8\u3002<\/p>\n

T\u0101 b\u00f9 g\u0101o.<\/p>\n

He is not tall.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Only Use<\/strong>\u300c\u6c92\u300d<\/strong>for Nouns!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u6c92\u6709 (m\u00e9i you), which can be shortened as \u6c92 (m\u00e9i), is used for expressing \u2018do not have\u2019, \u2018there is not\u2019, or \u2018there are not\u2019.<\/p>\n

Structure: Subject + \u6c92\u6709\/\u6c92 + Noun<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u6211\u6c92<\/strong>\u6709\u6642\u9593\u3002<\/p>\n

\u6211\u6ca1<\/strong>\u6709\u65f6\u95f4\u3002<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 m\u00e9iy\u01d2u sh\u00edji\u0101n.<\/p>\n

I do not have time.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

4. Special Cases! <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Certain verbs in Chinese can only use \u4e0d (b\u00f9) as the negative determiner, regardless of time (past, present, future). For instances:<\/p>\n

\u5979\u4e0d\u662f<\/strong>\u7f8e\u570b\u4eba\u3002<\/p>\n

\u5979\u4e0d\u662f<\/strong>\u7f8e\u56fd\u4eba\u3002<\/p>\n

T\u0101 b\u00f9sh\u00ec m\u011bigu\u00f3 r\u00e9n.<\/p>\n

She is not an American.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u6211\u6628\u5929\u4e0d\u5728<\/strong>\u5370\u5c3c\u3002<\/p>\n

\u6211\u6628\u5929\u4e0d\u5728<\/strong>\u5370\u5c3c\u3002<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 zu\u00f3ti\u0101n b\u00f9z\u00e0i y\u00ecnn\u00ed.<\/p>\n

I was not in Indonesia yesterday.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u6211\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/strong>\u5979\u53eb\u4ec0\u9ebc\u540d\u5b57\u3002<\/p>\n

\u6211\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/strong>\u5979\u53eb\u4ec0\u4e48\u540d\u5b57\u3002<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 b\u00f9 zh\u012bd\u00e0o t\u0101 ji\u00e0o sh\u00e9nme m\u00edngz\u00ec.<\/p>\n

I don’t know what her name is.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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