没准

沒準

méizhǔn

adverb #4,279

Meanings

1 maybe
2 perhaps
3 probably

Characters

accurate; certain; standard

Examples

HSK 2

没准他明天就来了。

Méizhǔn tā míngtiān jiù lái le.

Maybe he'll come tomorrow.

HSK 2

没准儿会下雨。

Méizhǔnr huì xiàyǔ.

It might rain.

Tips

register

没准 is colloquial, mainly used in spoken northern Chinese. In northern dialects, 没准儿 with the 儿 suffix is very common.

memory

Literally 'not certain' (没 not + 准 accurate) - when nothing is certain, anything is possible, hence 'maybe'.

Stroke Order

没 méi

准 zhǔn