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Jyutping mut6 si6
Pinyin méi shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. it's not important
  2. it's nothing
  3. never mind
  4. to have nothing to do
  5. to be free
  6. to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. intj, colloquial
    no problem; don't worry about it; that's OK; no worries
  2. verb
    to be OK; to be all right; to be out of danger or trouble
    • 你沒事嗎?
      你没事吗?
      nǐ méi shì ma ?
      Are you OK?
    • 他會沒事的。
      他会没事的。
      tā huì méi shì de .
      He'll be all right.
  3. verb
    to have nothing to do; to be free
    • 我天天上班沒事幹。
      我天天上班没事干。
      wǒ tiān tiān shàng bān méi shì gàn .
      There's never anything for me to do at work.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你沒事做嗎?
    你没事做吗?
    nǐ méi shì zuò ma ?
    • Don't you have something to do?
  2. Mandarin
    沒事兒。
    没事儿。
    méi shì er 。
    • No prob.
    • No problem.
    • It's nothing extraordinary.
    • There's not much going on.
  3. Mandarin
    別客氣,沒事兒。
    别客气,没事儿。
    bié kè qi , méi shì er 。
    • You're welcome, it was nothing.
  4. Mandarin
    實在閒得沒事幹。
    实在闲得没事干。
    shí zài xián dé méi shì gàn 。
    • I'm bored and I have nothing to do.
  5. Mandarin
    沒事的,別害怕!
    没事的,别害怕!
    méi shì de , bié hài pà !
    • It's nothing, don't be afraid!
    • It'll be fine, don't be afraid!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    去就去,反正在家也沒事。
    去就去,反正在家也没事。
    qù jiù qù , fǎn zhèng zài jiā yě méi shì .
    • If you want to go, then go. Besides, there's nothing happening at home.
  2. Mandarin
    我天天上班沒事幹。
    我天天上班没事干。
    wǒ tiān tiān shàng bān méi shì gàn .
    • There's never anything for me to do at work.
  3. Mandarin
    你沒事嗎?
    你没事吗?
    nǐ méi shì ma ?
    • Are you OK?
  4. Mandarin
    他會沒事的。
    他会没事的。
    tā huì méi shì de .
    • He'll be all right.
  5. Mandarin
    照我説的做,保險沒事。
    照我说的做,保险没事。
    zhào wǒ shuō de zuò , bǎo xiǎn méi shì .
    • Do as I say and I am sure you will be fine.