沒事

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See also: 没事

Chinese

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have not; drowned; to end
have not; drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
 
matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item; work; affair
 
trad. (沒事/没事) 沒/没 事
simp. (没事) 没 事

Pronunciation

Interjection

沒事

  1. (colloquial) no problem; don't worry about it; that's OK; no worries

Usage notes

  • Used colloquially to reply to someone who has just apologised to the speaker or thanked the speaker for something.

Verb

沒事

  1. to be OK; to be all right; to be out of danger or trouble; to be fine
    你沒事嗎？／你没事吗？  ―  Nǐ méishì ma?  ―  Are you OK?
    他會沒事的。／他会没事的。  ―  Tā huì méishì de.  ―  He'll be all right.
    照我說的做，保險沒事。 [MSC, trad.]
    照我说的做，保险没事。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhào wǒ shuō de zuò, bǎoxiǎn méishì.
    Do as I say and I am sure you will be fine.
  2. to have nothing to do; to be free
    我天天上班沒事幹。 [MSC, trad.]
    我天天上班没事干。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ tiāntiān shàngbān méishì gàn.
    There's never anything for me to do at work.

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