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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 没用

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
没用 méi yòng - useless

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 3 3,258 6,430 2,848

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
méi- (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- drowned
- to end
- to die
- to inundate
yòng- to use; to make use of; to employ
- (coverb) with; using
- to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
- usefulness; utility
- (bound form) expense; outlay
- (courteous) to eat; to drink
- (literary) hence; therefore

Other Words Containing 没用

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
没用 - 3 3,258 6,430 2,848