没 méi / mò — (negative prefix for verbs); have not; not; drowned; to end; to die
我今天没带伞。Wǒ jīn tiān méi dài sǎn.I did not bring an umbrella today.
Common words: 没有 (méi yǒu)、没什么 (méi shén me)、没关系 (méi guān xi)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to end"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to end", including 没 (méi / mò), 尽 (jìn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to end" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 没 (méi / mò), 尽 (jìn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span méi, mò, jìn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 没 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 没 méi / mò(negative prefix for verbs); have not; not; drowned; to end; to dieUseful words: 没有, 没什么
- 尽 jìnto the utmost; to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmostUseful words: 尽量, 尽管
Common words for these 2 "to end" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 没 (méi / mò) — so "to end" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have没什么méi shén meit doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter尽量jǐn liàngas much as possible; to the greatest extent尽管jǐn guǎndespite; although; even though; in spite of尽快jǐn kuàias quickly as possible; as soon as possible
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to end".
尽 jìn — to the utmost; to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost
我会尽力帮助你。Wǒ huì jìn lì bāng zhù nǐ.I will do my best to help you.
Common words: 尽量 (jǐn liàng)、尽管 (jǐn guǎn)、尽快 (jǐn kuài)
All 2 characters
Open 没、尽 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.