没准儿

沒準兒

méizhǔnr

adverb HSK 7

Meanings

1 maybe
2 perhaps
3 probably
4 could be

Characters

certain; accurate

Examples

没准儿明天会下雨。

Méizhǔnr míngtiān huì xiàyǔ.

It might rain tomorrow.

他没准儿已经到了。

Tā méizhǔnr yǐjīng dào le.

He's probably already arrived.

Tips

usage

没准儿 is colloquial and mainly used in spoken Chinese, especially in northern dialects. It carries a casual, speculative tone—stronger than 也许 but less formal.

memory

没 (not) + 准 (certain) + 儿 (Beijing suffix) = 'not certain' → maybe.

Stroke Order

没 méi

准 zhǔn

儿 ér