未 wèi

not yet; 8th terrestrial branch

HSK 5 #385

DEFINITIONS

  • not yet
  • 8th terrestrial branch
  • not yet
  • did not
  • have not
  • not
  • 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

STROKES

WORDS

未来 wèi lái
HSK 5
future; tomorrow; CL:個|个[ge4]; approaching; coming; pending
未必 wèi bì
HSK 5
not necessarily; maybe not
未免 wèi miǎn
HSK 6
unavoidably; can't help; really; rather
从未 cóng wèi never
未婚妻 wèi hūn qī fiancée
未婚夫 wèi hūn fū fiancé
未知 wèi zhī unknown
未经 wèi jīng not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)
尚未 shàng wèi not yet; still not
未成年 wèi chéng nián underage
前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented
未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén minor (i.e. person under 18)
未遂 wèi suì unsuccessful (attempt); attempted (murder, suicide)
未婚 wèi hūn unmarried
未曾 wèi céng hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
未能 wèi néng cannot; to fail to; unable to
乳臭未干 rǔ xiù wèi gān smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears
未了 wèi liǎo unfinished; outstanding (business); unfulfilled
前所未见 qián suǒ wèi jiàn unprecedented; never seen before
悬而未决 xuán ér wèi jué pending a decision; hanging in the balance
闻所未闻 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event
未雨绸缪 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day
雷克雅未克 léi kè yǎ wèi kè Reykjavik, capital of Iceland
未知数 wèi zhī shù unknown quantity
未尝 wèi cháng not ever; not necessarily
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