Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Negation

Negation Negation words 不 bù not 没 méi not (only referring to 有 / yŏu / to have) Syntax 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.