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我今天没时间。

I do not have time today.
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Practice path

Make this line survive without the page.

Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.

0/4 recalled Next: hear it cold. Continue next step

Scene

When to use it

Declining a plan, meeting, errand, or request for today.

Risk

can sound cold

If you want to reschedule, add 明天可以 or 改天可以.

Literal

I today do not have time.

没时间 is clear but can feel blunt. Beginners should pair it with 不好意思 when declining.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

Run the 4-step recall
01 Sorry, I do not have time today.
02 I do not have time today. Is tomorrow okay?

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Does today work?
B I do not have time today.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 No time today.
02 Have time today.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 我今天没时间。 mean?

Answer: I do not have time today.

没时间 is clear but can feel blunt. Beginners should pair it with 不好意思 when declining.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 我今天没时间。

Answer: wǒ jīn tiān méi shí jiān.

时间 is shí jiān: second tone plus first tone.

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03 · Which line declines because today does not work?

Answer: 我今天没时间。

没时间 means do not have time.

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