Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 未

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°

cannot

unknown

Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市 ( Xī'ān Shì), Shaanxi

1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

never

not in a position to

(literary) not having come to its term

unavenged
still demanding retribution

unfinished
incomplete

minor (i.e. person under 18)
incomplete
unachieved
failed
abortive

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

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

not necessarily
maybe not

unknown
unclear

unripe

minor (old usage, person under 20)

undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt

in advance
before it happens (cf preventative measures)
forestalling

not foreseen
unpredictable
not on the cards

hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever

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

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

unsolved (problem)

not yet; still not

to not anticipate
to not expect
unanticipated
unexpected

not necessarily
may not turn out to be
maybe not

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

not having undergone
without (having gone though a certain process)

future
tomorrow
CL:個／个 (gè)
approaching
coming
pending

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

is not
has never been
never occurring
unprecedented

(literary) not ended
not yet over
close to the end

cannot
to fail to
unable to

as yet undecided
unsolved
still outstanding

soon
before long

not ever
not necessarily

unnamed
unidentified

to fail to accomplish
unsuccessful (attempt); abortive (coup d'état); attempted (murder, suicide); unfulfilled (wish)

unfinished
outstanding (business)
unfulfilled

to fail to eventuate
(verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing

unmarried

to not have had time
to have not yet
not to touch upon

unavoidably
can't help
really
rather

unfinished
unresolved

fiancée

indeterminate

unsolved
as yet unsettled

unfertilized (of ova, not soil)

fiancé

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

future tense

Book of Leviticus
Third Book of Moses

as yet unprocessed

untitled
unnamed
no name
nameless
unknown name

wèichéngguān

minor (old usage, person under 20)

not yet dispatched

future studies

Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市 ( Xī'ān Shì), Shaanxi

imperfect
incomplete

pending

wèichéngnián

underage

undiscounted
full price

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

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

preventative treatment (medicine)

not mentioned

unknown number
(fig.) an unknown; an uncertainty

future yield (of investment)

fánghuànwèiméng

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

yóuwèiwéiwǎn

it is not too late (idiom)

wèidáyījiàn

differing only slightly
not much between them

qiányuánwèiliǎo

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

Wèiláizhǔyì

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

wèibìjiàndé

not necessarily
that's not sure

shèshìwèishēn

unpracticed
inexperienced
naive
unsophisticated

wèijìngzhīzhì

unfulfilled ambition

kuànggǔwèiyǒu

never before in the whole of history (idiom)
unprecedented

zuòzhěwèixiáng

author unspecified

qiánsuǒwèiwén

unheard-of; unprecedented

yuǎnwèijiějué

far from solved

wèihuángduōràng

see 不遑多讓／不遑多让 (bùhuángduōràng)

shàngwèijiějué

unsolved
as yet unsettled

wénsuǒwèiwén

unheard of
an extremely rare and unprecedented event

lìyǒuwèidài

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

zhìqìwèituō

still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)

shārénwèisuì

attempted murder

wèibǔxiānzhī

predictable
sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant

kuànggǔwèiwén

never before in the whole of history (idiom)
unprecedented
also written 曠古未有／旷古未有

rǔxiùwèigān

lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)
fig. immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears

wèishòuyǐngxiǎng

unaffected
not inconvenienced

erhua variant of 未知數／未知数 (wèizhīshù)

qiánsuǒwèiyǒu

unprecedented

wèichéngniánrén

minor (i.e. person under 18)

wèizhìkěfǒu

to refuse to comment
same as 不置可否

wèigǎngǒutóng

can't agree with

fāngxīngwèiyǐ

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
still growing strong
on the up

wèiyǔchóumóu

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

wèinéngmiǎnsú

unable to break the custom (idiom)
bound by conventions

to be still angry

chánglèwèiyāng

endless happiness (idiom)

shǐliàowèijí

not expected at the outset (idiom)
unforeseen
to be surprised by the turn of events

liángxīnwèimǐn

not totally heartless
still having a shred of conscience

wèichéngniánzhě

minor (not an adult)

gèngǔwèiyǒu

unprecedented
never seen since ancient times

fāngxīngwèi'ài

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
still growing strong
on the up

bǎodāowèilǎo

treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous

xuán'érwèijué

pending a decision; hanging in the balance

wéishíwèiwǎn

it is not too late (idiom)

wèilǎoxiānshuāi

to age prematurely

qiánsuǒwèijiàn

unprecedented
never seen before

shíchenwèidào

the time has not yet come

fánghuànwèirán

to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
to forestall
to nip sth in the bud

qiántúwèibǔ

hanging in the balance
the future is hard to forecast
¿Qué serà?
who knows what the future holds?

wèichángbùkě

(idiom) acceptable; fine; okay

liànzhīwèidìng

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

yìyóuwèijìn

to wish to continue sth
to have not fully expressed oneself

wèijīngzhèngshí

unconfirmed

wèijiězhīmí

unsolved mystery

sùwèimóumiàn

(idiom) to have never met
to be complete strangers

fāngzīwèi'ài

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
still growing strong
on the up

wèikěhòufēi

not to be censured too strictly (idiom)
not altogether inexcusable
understandable

wèishānjiébǎn

unabridged edition
uncut edition

Fēichūge Wèilái

飞出个未来

[飛出個未來]

Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)

fánghuànyúwèirán

防患于未然

[防患於未然]

see 防患未然 (fánghuànwèirán)

Léikèyǎwèikè

雷克雅未克

[雷克雅未克]

Reykjavik, capital of Iceland

wèikětóngrì'éryǔ

未可同日而语

[未可同日而語]

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

chūshīwèijiéshēnxiānsǐ

出师未捷身先死

[出師未捷身先死]

"he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相 ( Shǔxiàng) by Du Fu 杜甫 ( Dù Fǔ))

guǎngbōhéwèizhīfúwùqì

广播和未知服务器

[廣播和未知服務器]

Broadcast and Unknown Server
BUS

kòngxuéláifēngwèibìwúyīn

空穴来风未必无因

[空穴來風未必無因]

wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

yībōwèipíng,yībōyòuqǐ

一波未平，一波又起

[一波未平，一波又起]

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

xiǎoshíliǎoliǎo,dàwèibìjiā

小时了了，大未必佳

[小時了了，大未必佳]

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

bīngmǎwèidòng,liángcǎoxiānxíng

兵马未动，粮草先行

[兵馬未動，糧草先行]

before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
an army marches on its stomach