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How to Say ‘Is there anything you don't eat?’ in Traditional Chinese

你有沒有不吃的東西？

nǐ yǒu méi yǒu bù chī de dōng xī

[nǐ yoe méiyǒu bù chī de dōngxi]

💬 Usage Tip: 有沒有 puts "have" and "not have" side by side to make a yes/no question, with no 嗎 needed. The same works with other verbs, like 要不要 "want it or not".

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Asking this before ordering is considered thoughtful, especially on a first date where dishes are usually shared.

Phrase Breakdown

你有沒有

nǐ yǒu méi yǒu

do you have (any)

The 有沒有 (have or not have) pattern forms a yes/no question.

Example

你有沒有時間？

Do you have time?

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nǐ]

you

Refers to the person being spoken to.

Example

你今天看起來很高興。

You look happy today.

有

yǒu

[yoe]

to have; there is/are

Used to show possession or that something exists or is available.

Example

我們有很多交流機會。

We have many opportunities to interact.

沒有

méi yǒu

[méiyǒu]

not have; there isn't

Negative of 有; in 有沒有 it forms a yes/no question.

Example

你有沒有時間？

Do you have time?

不吃的東西？

bù chī de dōng xī

things you don't eat?

不吃的 describes 東西 (things): things you don't eat, such as food restrictions.

Example

他沒有不吃的東西。

There's nothing he doesn't eat.

Words in this phrase

不

bù

[bù]

not

Used for negation.

Example

這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。

This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.

吃

chī

[chī]

to eat

The basic verb for eating food.

Example

我們去吃晚餐吧。

Let's go eat dinner.

的

[de]

(nominalizing particle)

At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.

Example

這本書是新的。

This book is new.

東西

dōng xī

[dōngxi]

thing; stuff

General word for objects or things, including food.

Example

我想買東西。

I want to buy some things.

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