wèi

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Definitions

  1. 1. not yet
  2. 2. did not
  3. 3. have not
  4. 4. not
  5. 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
  6. 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

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Words Containing 未

前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu

unprecedented

尚未
shàng wèi

not yet; still not

从未
cóng wèi
未来
wèi lái

future

未免
wèi miǎn

unavoidably

未必
wèi bì

not necessarily

未成年人
wèi chéng nián rén

minor (i.e. person under 18)

未知数
wèi zhī shù

unknown quantity

未经
wèi jīng

not having undergone

一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ

many twists and turns to a story

丁未
dīng wèi

forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027

乙未
yǐ wèi

thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015

乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān

lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)

亘古未有
gèn gǔ wèi yǒu

unprecedented

作者未详
zuò zhě wèi xiáng

anonymous author

兵马未动,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

出师未捷身先死
chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ

\he failed to complete his quest before death\ (line from the poem \The Premier of Shu\ 蜀相[shǔ xiàng] by Du Fu 杜甫[dù fǔ])

利未记
lì wèi jì

Book of Leviticus

前所未闻
qián suǒ wèi wén

unheard-of; unprecedented

前所未见
qián suǒ wèi jiàn

unprecedented

前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo

one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)

前途未卜
qián tú wèi bǔ

hanging in the balance

力有未逮
lì yǒu wèi dài

beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)

始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí

not expected at the outset (idiom)

小时了了,大未必佳
xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā

being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)

尚未解决
shàng wèi jiě jué

unsolved

己未
jǐ wèi

fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039

广播和未知服务器
guǎng bō hé wèi zhī fú wù qì

Broadcast and Unknown Server

意犹未尽
yì yóu wèi jìn

to wish to continue sth

悬而未决
xuán ér wèi jué

pending a decision; hanging in the balance

方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding

方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding

方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding

时辰未到
shí chen wèi dào

the time has not yet come

旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu

never before in the whole of history (idiom)

旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén

never before in the whole of history (idiom)

未了
wèi liǎo

unfinished

未亡人
wèi wáng rén

a widow (a widow's way of referring to herself in former times)

未来主义
wèi lái zhǔ yì

Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)

未来学
wèi lái xué

future studies

未来式
wèi lái shì

future tense

未来业绩
wèi lái yè jì

future yield (of investment)

未来派
wèi lái pài

Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)

未便
wèi biàn

not in a position to

未出货
wèi chū huò

not yet dispatched

未删节版
wèi shān jié bǎn

unabridged edition

未卜
wèi bǔ

not foreseen

未卜先知
wèi bǔ xiān zhī

predictable

未及
wèi jí

to not have had time

未受影响
wèi shòu yǐng xiǎng

unaffected

未受精
wèi shòu jīng

unfertilized (of ova, not soil)

未可
wèi kě

cannot

未可厚非
wèi kě hòu fēi

not to be censured too strictly (idiom)

未可同日而语
wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ

lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath

未名
wèi míng

unnamed

未命名
wèi mìng míng

untitled

未尝
wèi cháng

not ever

未报
wèi bào

unavenged

未央
wèi yāng

Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi

未央区
wèi yāng qū

Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi

未始
wèi shǐ

not necessarily

未娶
wèi qǔ

a bachelor

未娶妻
wèi qǔ qī

not yet married

未婚
wèi hūn

unmarried

未婚夫
wèi hūn fū

fiancé

未婚妻
wèi hūn qī

fiancée

未孵
wèi fū

unhatched

未完成
wèi wán chéng

imperfect

未定
wèi dìng

undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt

未几
wèi jǐ

soon

未必见得
wèi bì jiàn dé

not necessarily

未成
wèi chéng

minor (i.e. person under 18)

未成年
wèi chéng nián

underage

未成年者
wèi chéng nián zhě

minor (not an adult)

未折现
wèi zhé xiàn

undiscounted

未提及
wèi tí jí

not mentioned

未敢苟同
wèi gǎn gǒu tóng

can't agree with

未料
wèi liào

to not anticipate

未曾
wèi céng

hasn't (or haven't)

未有
wèi yǒu

is not

未武装
wèi wǔ zhuāng

unarmed

未决
wèi jué

as yet undecided

未决定
wèi jué dìng

pending

未然
wèi rán

in advance

未熟
wèi shú

unripe

未知
wèi zhī

unknown

未确定
wèi què dìng

indeterminate

未竟
wèi jìng

unfinished

未竟之志
wèi jìng zhī zhì

unfulfilled ambition

未签字者
wèi qiān zì zhě

non-signatory

未结束
wèi jié shù

unfinished

未经证实
wèi jīng zhèng shí

unconfirmed

未置可否
wèi zhì kě fǒu

to refuse to comment

未羊
wèi yáng

Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)

未老先衰
wèi lǎo xiān shuāi

to age prematurely

未能
wèi néng

cannot

未能免俗
wèi néng miǎn sú

unable to break the custom (idiom)

未艾
wèi ài

(literary) not having come to its term

未处理
wèi chǔ lǐ

as yet unprocessed

未解
wèi jiě

unsolved (problem)

未解之谜
wèi jiě zhī mí

unsolved mystery

未解决
wèi jiě jué

unsolved

未详
wèi xiáng

unknown

未遂
wèi suì

unsuccessful (attempt)

未遑多让
wèi huáng duō ràng

see 不遑多讓|不遑多让[bù huáng duō ràng]

未达一间
wèi dá yī jiàn

differing only slightly

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

榛狉未改
zhēn pī wèi gǎi

primitive state

杀人未遂
shā rén wèi suì

attempted murder

治未病
zhì wèi bìng

preventative treatment (medicine)

涉世未深
shè shì wèi shēn

unpracticed

为时未晚
wéi shí wèi wǎn

it is not too late (idiom)

炼之未定
liàn zhī wèi dìng

to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision

犹未为晚
yóu wèi wéi wǎn

it is not too late (idiom)

癸未
guǐ wèi

twentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2003 or 2063

稚气未脱
zhì qì wèi tuō

still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)

空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn

wind does not come from an empty cave without reason

素未谋面
sù wèi móu miàn

(idiom) to have never met

闻所未闻
wén suǒ wèi wén

unheard of

良心未泯
liáng xīn wèi mǐn

not totally heartless

艾未未
ài wèi wèi

Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism

辛未
xīn wèi

eight year H8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1991 or 2051

远未解决
yuǎn wèi jiě jué

far from solved

长乐未央
cháng lè wèi yāng

endless happiness (idiom)

防患于未然
fáng huàn yú wèi rán

see 防患未然[fáng huàn wèi rán]

防患未然
fáng huàn wèi rán

to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)

防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng

to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

雷克雅未克
léi kè yǎ wèi kè

Reykjavik, capital of Iceland

飞出个未来
fēi chū ge wèi lái

Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)

余怒未息
yú nù wèi xī

to be still angry