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meiyou jiu without

Without A, there is no B – 沒有 A 就沒有 B

Posted on April 6, 2025April 11, 2025 by tiffany

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Grammar Point:
The Chinese pattern 沒有 méiyǒu A 就沒有 jiù méiyǒu B expresses a cause-and-effect relationship: A is the condition or foundation for B. It’s similar to the English expression “without A, there is no B.

Structure

沒有 méiyǒu A + 就沒有 jiù méiyǒu B

沒有méiyǒu你nǐ就jiù沒有méiyǒu今天jīntiān的de我wǒ没有méiyǒu你nǐ就jiù没有méiyǒu今天jīntiān的de我wǒ
Without you, then there’s no today’s me.

沒有méiyǒu努力nǔlì就jiù沒有méiyǒu成功chénggōng没有méiyǒu努力nǔlì就jiù没有méiyǒu成功chénggōng
Without hard work, there is no success.

沒有méiyǒu健康jiànkāng就jiù沒有méiyǒu快樂kuàilè没有méiyǒu健康jiànkāng就jiù没有méiyǒu快乐kuàilè
No health, no happiness.

我wǒ這zhè個ge人rén沒有méiyǒu錢qián就jiù沒有méiyǒu動力dònglì我wǒ这zhè个ge人rén没有méiyǒu钱qián就jiù没有méiyǒu动力dònglì
Without money, I have no motivation.

我wǒ沒有méiyǒu咖啡kāfēi就jiù沒有méiyǒu精神jīngshén工作gōngzuò我wǒ没有méiyǒu咖啡kāfēi就jiù没有méiyǒu精神jīngshén工作gōngzuò
Without coffee, I have no energy to work.

你nǐ沒有méiyǒu吃飯chīfàn就jiù沒有méiyǒu體力tǐlì去qù比賽bǐsài你nǐ没有méiyǒu吃饭chīfàn就jiù没有méiyǒu体力tǐlì去qù比赛bǐsài
Without eating, you have no strength to compete.

你nǐ知道zhīdào嗎ma? 沒有méiyǒu男nán女nǚ朋友péngyǒu就jiù沒有méiyǒu多餘duōyú的de開銷kāixiāo你nǐ知道zhīdào吗ma? 没有méiyǒu男nán女nǚ朋友péngyǒu就jiù没有méiyou多余duōyú的de开销kāixiāo
You know what? Without a boyfriend or girlfriend, there’s no extra spending.

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