没事

沒事
méishì
phrase HSK 1 #2,624

Meanings

  1. 1 it's nothing
  2. 2 it's okay
  3. 3 no problem
  4. 4 to be free; to have nothing to do

Examples

HSK 1
Nǐ méishì ba?
Are you okay?
HSK 1
Wǒ jīntiān méishì, kěyǐ qù.
I'm free today, I can go.
HSK 3
Méishì, bié dānxīn.
It's okay, don't worry.

Tips

usage
没事 has multiple uses: (1) 'it's okay / no problem' as a response, (2) 'are you alright?' in 你没事吧?, (3) 'to be free / have nothing to do' as in 我没事.
register
没事 is very colloquial and extremely common in daily conversation. The more formal equivalent is 没关系 (it doesn't matter).

Stroke Order

没 méi
事 shì