未 wèi — not; yet; not yet; never; un-; in-; -less
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wèi wei4
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
adverb
- (象形。甲骨文形似枝叶重叠，本义为树木枝叶繁盛，后来假借为地支和否定副词。)
- did(have) not;not yet;never e.g 未遑 未际 · 未的 · 未从 · 未傅 · 未遇 · 未宾 · 未集 · 未臻 · 未极 · 未意之志 · 未第 · 未萌
- not e.g 未消 · 未一 · 未敢苟同 · 未知可否 · 未审 · 未的 · 未足 · 未如 · 未妨 · 未若 · 未孚 · 未足轻重 · 未应 · 未为不可 · 未逮
- or not
noun
- taste
- number 8 in duodecimal cycle
- 与天干相配，用以纪年。如1967年为农历丁未年
- 用以纪月，即农历六月
- 用以纪时，叫“未刻”。即午后十三时至十五时
- earth
- sheep
- future
Related words
- 未来 future; coming; next
- 尚未 not yet; still not
- 并未 did not; have not (at all); by no means
- 未能 could not; failed to; was unable to
- 未成年人 minor; underage person
- 从未 never; at no time; have never
- 未必 not necessarily; maybe not
- 未经 without; not having (undergone authorization/permission)
- 前所未有 unprecedented; never known before; without parallel
- 未免 unavoidably; can't help; really; rather; somewhat
- 未曾 hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever; not yet; never
- 未有 there has never been; without precedent
- 未尝 never; have not (even once)
- 未知 unknown; not yet known
- 未卜 unpredictable; uncertain; foreboding
- 未成年 under age; not yet of age; minor
- 未可 cannot; not yet possible
- 方兴未艾 bursting with vigor; still unfolding with great momentum
- 未雨绸缪 to prepare for a rainy day; to take precautions beforehand
- 未然 not yet come to pass; before something happens