没时间

沒時間

méishíjiān

phrase

Meanings

1 to have no time
2 to be too busy

Characters

Examples

对不起,我现在没时间。

Duìbuqǐ, wǒ xiànzài méishíjiān.

Sorry, I don't have time right now.

他每天忙得没时间吃饭。

Tā měitiān máng de méishíjiān chīfàn.

He's so busy every day he doesn't even have time to eat.

没时间不是借口。

Méishíjiān bùshì jièkǒu.

'No time' isn't an excuse.

Tips

usage

没时间 is the polite, all-purpose decline in Chinese — equivalent to English 'I don't have time' as a soft no. Often followed by what you don't have time for: 没时间见面 / 没时间做.

Stroke Order

没 méi

时 shí

间 jiān