没准

沒準

méizhǔn

adverb #4,279

Meanings

1 maybe
2 perhaps
3 probably

Characters

accurate; certain; standard

Examples

没准他明天就来了。

Méizhǔn tā míngtiān jiù lái le.

Maybe he'll come tomorrow.

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 (méizhǔnr) 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