没空

沒空

méikòng

phrase #5,435

Meanings

1 to not have free time; to be busy

Characters

free time; spare time

Examples

我今天没空，明天可以吗？

Wǒ jīntiān méikòng, míngtiān kěyǐ ma?

I don't have time today — how about tomorrow?

他最近太忙了，一直没空。

Tā zuìjìn tài máng le, yīzhí méikòng.

He's been too busy lately and hasn't had any free time.

Tips

usage

没空 is the colloquial way to say 'I'm busy / I don't have time'. The opposite is 有空 (yǒukòng, to have free time).

Stroke Order

没 méi

空 kōng