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wèi
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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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°

Example Sentences

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經允許請勿進入這個房間。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 844650)

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Words Containing 未

未处理
wèi chǔ lǐ

as yet unprocessed

辛未
xīn wèi

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

方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ

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

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

未敢苟同
wèi gǎn gǒu tóng

can't agree with

未必
wèi bì

not necessarily

未婚妻
wèi hūn qī

fiancée

未免
wèi miǎn

unavoidably

未成
wèi chéng

minor (i.e. person under 18)

广播和未知服务器
guǎng bō hé wèi zhī fú wù qì

Broadcast and Unknown Server

未娶
wèi qǔ

a bachelor

力有未逮
lì yǒu wèi dài

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

癸未
guǐ wèi

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

未了
wèi liǎo

unfinished

防患于未然
fáng huàn yú wèi rán

see 防患未然[fáng huàn wèi rán]

未提及
wèi tí jí

not mentioned

未达一间
wèi dá yī jiàn

differing only slightly

飞出个未来
fēi chū ge wèi lái

Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)

远未解决
yuǎn wèi jiě jué

far from solved

涉世未深
shè shì wèi shēn

unpracticed

时辰未到
shí chen wèi dào

the time has not yet come

未决
wèi jué

as yet undecided

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

旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu

never before in the whole of history (idiom)

防患未然
fáng huàn wèi rán

to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)

未经证实
wèi jīng zhèng shí

unconfirmed

未完成
wèi wán chéng

imperfect

亘古未有
gèn gǔ wèi yǒu

unprecedented

方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài

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

稚气未脱
zhì qì wèi tuō

still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)

未料
wèi liào

to not anticipate

未羊
wèi yáng

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

未成年人
wèi chéng nián rén

minor (i.e. person under 18)

未可厚非
wèi kě hòu fēi

not to be censured too strictly (idiom)

未亡人
wèi wáng rén

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

未卜先知
wèi bǔ xiān zhī

predictable

未艾
wèi ài

(literary) not having come to its term

未必见得
wèi bì jiàn dé

not necessarily

未解
wèi jiě

unsolved (problem)

未婚
wèi hūn

unmarried

未遂
wèi suì

unsuccessful (attempt)

未报
wèi bào

unavenged

未删节版
wèi shān jié bǎn

unabridged edition

悬而未决
xuán ér wèi jué

pending a decision; hanging in the balance

未竟之志
wèi jìng zhī zhì

unfulfilled ambition

利未记
lì wèi jì

Book of Leviticus

炼之未定
liàn zhī wèi dìng

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

未决定
wèi jué dìng

pending

未及
wèi jí

to not have had time

良心未泯
liáng xīn wèi mǐn

not totally heartless

未娶妻
wèi qǔ qī

not yet married

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)

未竟
wèi jìng

unfinished

未解之谜
wèi jiě zhī mí

unsolved mystery

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

many twists and turns to a story

前所未闻
qián suǒ wèi wén

unheard-of; unprecedented

未出货
wèi chū huò

not yet dispatched

未遑多让
wèi huáng duō ràng

see 不遑多讓|不遑多让[bù huáng duō ràng]

未受精
wèi shòu jīng

unfertilized (of ova, not soil)

未央区
wèi yāng qū

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

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])

未知数
wèi zhī shù

unknown quantity

前途未卜
qián tú wèi bǔ

hanging in the balance

尚未解决
shàng wèi jiě jué

unsolved

雷克雅未克
léi kè yǎ wèi kè

Reykjavik, capital of Iceland

未置可否
wèi zhì kě fǒu

to refuse to comment

未尝
wèi cháng

not ever

防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng

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

未成年者
wèi chéng nián zhě

minor (not an adult)

前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu

unprecedented

未孵
wèi fū

unhatched

未来派
wèi lái pài

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

未央
wèi yāng

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

未受影响
wèi shòu yǐng xiǎng

unaffected

未来
wèi lái

future

未几
wèi jǐ

soon

丁未
dīng wèi

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

素未谋面
sù wèi móu miàn

(idiom) to have never met

从未
cóng wèi
己未
jǐ wèi

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

尚未
shàng wèi

not yet; still not

闻所未闻
wén suǒ wèi wén

unheard of

余怒未息
yú nù wèi xī

to be still angry

意犹未尽
yì yóu wèi jìn

to wish to continue sth

未折现
wèi zhé xiàn

undiscounted

榛狉未改
zhēn pī wèi gǎi

primitive state

未可
wèi kě

cannot

未能免俗
wèi néng miǎn sú

unable to break the custom (idiom)

未有
wèi yǒu

is not

未曾
wèi céng

hasn't (or haven't)

艾未未
ài wèi wèi

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

方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài

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

未武装
wèi wǔ zhuāng

unarmed

未命名
wèi mìng míng

untitled

未来式
wèi lái shì

future tense

始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí

not expected at the outset (idiom)

旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén

never before in the whole of history (idiom)

未熟
wèi shú

unripe

长乐未央
cháng lè wèi yāng

endless happiness (idiom)

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

未然
wèi rán

in advance

未名
wèi míng

unnamed

未详
wèi xiáng

unknown

未能
wèi néng

cannot

前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo

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

乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān

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

未解决
wèi jiě jué

unsolved

未来学
wèi lái xué

future studies

未婚夫
wèi hūn fū

fiancé

乙未
yǐ wèi

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

未老先衰
wèi lǎo xiān shuāi

to age prematurely

未确定
wèi què dìng

indeterminate

未结束
wèi jié shù

unfinished

未卜
wèi bǔ

not foreseen

未来业绩
wèi lái yè jì

future yield (of investment)

犹未为晚
yóu wèi wéi wǎn

it is not too late (idiom)

为时未晚
wéi shí wèi wǎn

it is not too late (idiom)

未成年
wèi chéng nián

underage

未定
wèi dìng

undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt

未签字者
wèi qiān zì zhě

non-signatory

作者未详
zuò zhě wèi xiáng

anonymous author

未知
wèi zhī

unknown

未经
wèi jīng

not having undergone

未来主义
wèi lái zhǔ yì

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

前所未见
qián suǒ wèi jiàn

unprecedented

未便
wèi biàn

not in a position to

未始
wèi shǐ

not necessarily

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

治未病
zhì wèi bìng

preventative treatment (medicine)

杀人未遂
shā rén wèi suì

attempted murder