Meaning
没用 literally means 'have no use' and describes something or someone as useless, ineffective, or pointless. It can refer to objects that don't work, methods that don't produce results, or even people who are incompetent. The phrase combines 没 (not have) with 用 (use/usefulness).
Usage
Commonly used in everyday speech to express frustration or disappointment. Can describe things ('这把伞没用' - this umbrella is useless) or people ('他真没用' - he's really useless), though calling a person 没用 is quite harsh and insulting. Often appears in the pattern '...也没用' meaning 'even... is useless/won't help'.
Examples
- 01这个方法对我没用。.This method doesn't work for me.
- 02你现在后悔也没用了。.It's no use regretting it now.
Characters
Common collocations
- 没用的东西useless thing
- 说也没用it's no use saying anything
- 再...也没用...even if... it's still useless
- 完全没用completely useless
Antonyms
Origin
Direct combination of the negation word 没 and the noun/verb 用. The construction follows a common Chinese pattern of 没 + noun to indicate the absence or lack of that quality.