没劲 (沒勁)
méi jìn
Pinyin

Definition

没劲 (沒勁)
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méi jìn
  1. to have no strength
  2. to feel weak
  3. exhausted
  4. feeling listless
  5. boring
  6. of no interest

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

没
méi
  1. 1 (negative prefix for verbs)
  2. 2 have not
  3. 3 not
没有
méi yǒu
  1. 1 haven't
  2. 2 hasn't
  3. 3 doesn't exist
  4. 4 to not have
  5. 5 to not be
使劲
shǐ jìn
  1. 1 to exert all one's strength
劲
jìn
  1. 1 strength
  2. 2 energy
  3. 3 enthusiasm
  4. 4 spirit
  5. 5 mood
  6. 6 expression
  7. 7 interest
  8. 8 classifier: 把 bǎ
  9. 9 Taiwan pr. [jìng]
劲儿
jìn r
  1. 1 erhua variant: 劲 jìn

Idioms (20)

三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
  1. 1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet

Sample Sentences

这个电影太没劲儿了，越看越想睡觉。
zhè gè diànyǐng tài méijìnr le ，yuè kàn yuè xiǎng shuìjiào 。
This movie isn't very interesting. The more I watch it the more I want to sleep.
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哎，跟你一起吃饭真没劲。
āi ，gēn nǐ yīqǐ chīfàn zhēn méijìn 。
Jeez, eating with you is no fun.
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每次约会就是吃饭，逛街，看电影。好没劲啊！不过他说想尽快跟我结婚。
měicì yuēhuì jiùshì chīfàn ，guàng jiē ，kàn diànyǐng 。hǎo méijìn a ！bùguò tā shuō xiǎng jǐnkuài gēn wǒ jiéhūn 。
Every time we go on a date we eat, go shopping and see movies. It's so boring! However, he says he wants to get married as soon as possible.
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是啊。现在的孩子没有兄弟姐妹，在家里只能自己一个人玩，太没劲了。
shì a 。xiànzài de háizi méiyǒu xiōngdìjiěmèi ，zài jiālǐ zhǐnéng zìjǐ yī gè rén wán ，tài méijìn le 。
Yeah! Kids today don't have brothers and sisters, and at home they can only play by themselves. It's no fun at all.
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老宅着也没劲，今天是光棍节，一起喝酒去。
lǎo zhái zhe yě méijìn ，jīntiān shì guānggùnjié ，yīqǐ hējiǔ qù 。
Staying in all the time is boring. Today is Bachelor's Day. Let's go out for drinks.
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上一次你说工作没挑战性，做着没劲儿，没发展空间。你能保证再跳一家，就有挑战性，主管就能拿你当宝了？
shàng yī cì nǐ shuō gōngzuò méi tiǎozhànxìng ，zuò zhe méijìnr ，méi fāzhǎn kōngjiān 。nǐ néng bǎozhèng zài tiào yī jiā ，jiù yǒu tiǎozhànxìng ，zhǔguǎn jiù néng ná nǐ dāng bǎo le ？
Last time you said your job wasn't challenging, it was boring and that you didn't have any room to grow. How can you be so sure that a new job will be challenging and that the boss will appreciate you?
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就是晚上睡不着，白天困得很，浑身没劲。
jiùshì wǎnshang shuì bu zháo ，báitiān kùn de hěn ，húnshēn méijìn 。
It's just that I can't sleep at night. During the day I'm really sleepy. I have no energy at all.
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我才懒得预习呢！谁爱唱这种破歌。为什么不学周杰伦的歌呢？真没劲！
wǒ cái lǎnde yùxí ne ！shéi ài chàng zhè zhǒng pò gē 。wèishénme bù xué Zhōu Jiélún de gē ne ？zhēn méijìn ！
I couldn't be bothered to! Who wants to sing this kind of crappy song? Why don't we study Jay Chow's songs? This is so boring.
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太极拳都是老头老太太们打的，我们干吗不学少林功夫啊！还要考试，真没劲！
tàijíquán dōu shì lǎotóu lǎotàitai men dǎ de ，wǒmen gànmá bù xué Shàolín gōngfu ā ！hái yào kǎoshì ，zhēn méijìn ！
The only people who do Tai Chi are old men and women. Why on Earth don't we study Shaolin Kung Fu? And we have to take a test, too. What a drag!
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