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

定 wèi dìng undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt
决 wèi jué as yet undecided; unsolved; still outstanding
防患于然 fáng huàn yú wèi rán see 防患未然[fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2]
意犹尽 yì yóu wèi jìn to wish to continue sth; to have not fully expressed oneself
始料及 shǐ liào wèi jí not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events
果 wèi guǒ to fail to eventuate; (verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing
前所闻 qián suǒ wèi wén unheard-of; unprecedented
来派 wèi lái pài Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
yǐ wèi thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
名 wèi míng unnamed; unidentified
竟 wèi jìng unfinished; incomplete
老先衰 wèi lǎo xiān shuāi to age prematurely
一波平,一波又起 yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved; many twists and turns to a story; one thing after another
dīng wèi forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
乳臭乾 rǔ xiù wèi gān smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears
亘古有 gèn gǔ wèi yǒu unprecedented; never seen since ancient times
亙古有 gèn gǔ wèi yǒu unprecedented; never seen since ancient times
作者详 zuò zhě wèi xiáng anonymous author
作者詳 zuò zhě wèi xiáng anonymous author
兵马动,粮草先行 bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers; an army marches on its stomach
兵馬動,糧草先行 bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers; an army marches on its stomach
记 lì wèi jì Book of Leviticus; Third Book of Moses
記 lì wèi jì Book of Leviticus; Third Book of Moses
前所聞 qián suǒ wèi wén unheard-of; unprecedented
前所見 qián suǒ wèi jiàn unprecedented; never seen before