没准儿

沒準兒

méizhǔnr

adverb HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 maybe
2 perhaps
3 probably
4 could be

Characters

certain; accurate

Examples

HSK 1

没准儿明天会下雨。

Méizhǔnr míngtiān huì xiàyǔ.

It might rain tomorrow.

HSK 2

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