méi​de

to have nothing to

  • created sense approved 没的/沒的 · méi​de · to have nothing to — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没的 / 沒的

    méi​de

    to have nothing to

    Used before a verb to indicate that there is nothing to do or nothing available to perform that action

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 的 (literal) → 的 · de · [nominalizer]

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 没的/沒的 · méi​de · how can it be that — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没的 / 沒的

    méi​de

    how can it be that

    Used in rhetorical questions to mean "how can it be that..." or "surely..."

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 的 (literal) → 的 · de · [nominalizer]

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 没的/沒的 · méi​de · might as well — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没的 / 沒的

    méi​de

    might as well

    Used to indicate that one might as well do something or that there is no other choice

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 的 (literal) → 的 · de · [nominalizer]

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 没的/沒的 · méi​de · for no reason — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没的 / 沒的

    méi​de

    for no reason

    Used in Early Modern Chinese or colloquialisms to mean without reason or pointlessly, often in the context of talking nonsense

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 的 (literal) → 的 · de · [nominalizer]

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