How to Say "No Love" in Mandarin

没有爱

méiyǒu ài

The phrase 'no love' in Mandarin is 没有爱 (méiyǒu ài).

没有爱 is used to describe a state of lacking affection or romantic feelings for someone or something.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of 没有 (méiyǒu), meaning 'to not have' and 爱 (ài), meaning 'love'.

While 没有爱 describes the absence of love, the phrase 不爱 (bù ài) means 'to not love', which implies a refusal or a lack of action.

méiyǒu ài

The character 爱 (ài) was simplified in Mainland China, removing the heart radical 心 (xīn) from the middle of the character.
In some contexts, saying 没有爱 can be used sarcastically to describe a lack of professionalism or care in a job or product.
In traditional Chinese culture, explicitly stating 没有爱 (no love) in a relationship is often avoided in favor of indirect language to save 'face'.

没有妒忌就没有爱情。
There's no love without jealousy.
This sentence is useful for illustrating the relationship between jealousy and love using the form 没有爱.
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他对她毫无感情。
He has no love for her.
很抱歉，我对你没有喜欢的感觉。
I'm sorry, I don't have any feelings of liking towards you.
我对他完全没感觉。
I have absolutely no feelings for him.
不好意思，我不喜欢你。
Sorry, I don't like you.
这段关系里没有爱。
Zhè duàn guānxì lǐ méiyǒu ài.
There is no love in this relationship.
如果心中没有爱，就很难快乐。
Rúguǒ xīnzhōng méiyǒu ài, jiù hěn nán kuàilè.
If there is no love in your heart, it is hard to be happy.

A couple is discussing the end of their relationship in a cafe.

伟 Wei

我觉得我们之间已经没有爱了。
Wǒ juéde wǒmen zhījiān yǐjīng méiyǒu ài le.
I feel like there is no love between us anymore.
晓雯 Xiaowen

伟，你真的这么想吗？
Wěi, nǐ zhēn de zhème xiǎng ma?
Wei, do you really think so?
伟 Wei

是的，只有争吵，没有爱。
Shì de, zhǐyǒu zhēngchǎo, méiyǒu ài.
Yes, there is only arguing and no love.
晓雯 Xiaowen

那我明白了。
Nà wǒ míngbai le.
Then I understand.

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