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    V. Negative sentences
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  <p>Negative sentences are formed by placing <span class="pinyin">méi</span> <span class="hanzi">没</span> or <span class="pinyin">méi yǒu</span> <span class="hanzi">没有</span> in front of the main verb and dropping the le 了.</p>

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    <span class="pinyin">Nèi gè wèntí wǒ méi huídáduì. </span><br/>

    <span class="hanzi">那个问题我没回答对。</span><br/>

    I did not answer that question correctly.
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  <p>The negative form may also use <span class="pinyin">bù</span> <span class="hanzi">不</span> instead of <span class="pinyin">méi yǒu</span> <span class="hanzi">没有</span>, but this commonly occurs only in conditional clauses describing actions that have not been carried out. Compare the highlighted parts in the following sentences. One uses <span class="pinyin">bù</span> <span class="hanzi">不</span> while the other uses <span class="pinyin">méi</span> <span class="hanzi">没</span>.</p>

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    Negative form using <span class="pinyin">bù</span> <span class="hanzi">不</span> implying a condition.
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    <span class="pinyin">Wǒ bú zuòwán zuòyè jiù bú shuìjiào.</span> <br/>

    <span class="hanzi">我不做完作业就不睡觉。</span><br/>

    If I don't finish doing my homework, I will not go to bed.
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    Comparison with <span class="pinyin">méi</span> <span class="hanzi">没</span> or <span class="pinyin">méiyǒu</span> <span class="hanzi">没有</span>, which does not imply a condition.
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    <span class="pinyin"> Wǒ méi zuòwán zuòyè. </span><br/>

    <span class="hanzi">我没做完作业。</span><br/>

    I did not finish doing my homework.
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