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沒事

简没事 · 繁沒事

Mandarin · pinyin méi shì

it's not important
it's nothing
never mind
to have nothing to do
to be free
to be all right (out of danger or trouble)

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沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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2–4 · mei2 shi4

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intj

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

verb

to be OK; to be all right; to be out of danger or trouble; to be fine
to have nothing to do; to be free

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