没关系/沒關係 méi guānxi — it doesn’t matter, never mind

Meanings

1. 1

   it doesn’t matter, never mind

   The standard reply to 对不起, telling the other person their mistake caused no harm. Literally "there is no connection", that is, no consequence.

   phrase

Character breakdown

• 关/關

  guān (first tone, high and level)

  to close, to shut; to turn off; to concern, to involve; a pass, a barrier, a customs post

  6 strokes⿱丷天Radical 八

Example sentences

• 没关系，我们明天去。/沒關係，我們明天去。Méi (second tone, rising) guānxi, (first tone, high and level) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) míngtiān (second tone, rising) qù. (fourth tone, falling)···

  Never mind — we’ll go tomorrow.

• 没关系，我有很多。/沒關係，我有很多。Méi (second tone, rising) guānxi, (first tone, high and level) wǒ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō. (first tone, high and level)···

  It’s fine, I’ve got plenty.

Similar words

Words containing 关

• 关系/關係guānxi (first tone, high and level)relationship, ties (between people)
• 关/關guān (first tone, high and level)to close, to shut
• 关于/關於guānyú (first tone, high and level)about, concerning, on the subject of
• 有关/有關yǒu (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level)to have sth to do with
• 关注/關注guān (first tone, high and level) zhù (fourth tone, falling)to pay attention to
• 关键/關鍵guānjiàn (first tone, high and level)key point, crux; crucial, critical
• 关心/關心guānxīn (first tone, high and level)to care about, to be concerned for
• 相关/相關xiāng (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)to be interrelated
• 关闭/關閉guān (first tone, high and level) bì (fourth tone, falling)to close
• 无关/無關wú (second tone, rising) guān (first tone, high and level)unrelated
• 机关/機關jī (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)mechanism
• 关联/關聯guān (first tone, high and level) lián (second tone, rising)to be related; to be connected
• 关节/關節guān (first tone, high and level) jié (second tone, rising)joint (physiology)
• 关上/關上guān (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling)to close (a door)
• 开关/開關kāi (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)power switch
• 海关/海關hǎi (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level)customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
• 至关重要/至關重要zhì (fourth tone, falling) guān (first tone, high and level) zhòng (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling)extremely important