没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter
没关系 (méi guān xi) means "it doesn't matter." People say it to reply to an apology or to show that a problem is not serious. It appears in 没关系，我们明天再去。 (It doesn't matter, we'll go again tomorrow.) In the dialogue, A apologizes for being late, and B answers that it does not matter.
What does 没关系 mean?
- 1.
it doesn't matterphrase
What do the characters in 没关系 mean?
- 没(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 关to concern; to involve
- 系to relate to
How do you use 没关系?
See it in 对不起！——没关系 and 没关系，明天再去
What are some examples of 没关系 in a sentence?
How is 没关系 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
对不起，我来晚了。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ lái wǎn le.
Sorry, I'm late.
- Speaker B:
没关系。电影已经开始了吗？
Méiguānxi. Diànyǐng yǐjīng kāishǐ le ma?
It doesn't matter. Has the movie already started?
- Speaker A:
开始了，今天看不了了。
Kāishǐ le, jīntiān kàn bu liǎo le.
It has started; we can't watch it today.
- Speaker B:
没关系，我们明天再去。
Méiguānxi, wǒmen míngtiān zài qù.
It doesn't matter, we'll go again tomorrow.
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Related words
- 关系guān xìrelation; relationshipHSK 3
- 没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not beHSK 1
- 关guānto close; to shut; to turn offHSK 3
- 关于guān yúconcerningHSK 3
- 关心guān xīnto be concerned about; to care aboutHSK 3
- 有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to; related toHSK 3
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.