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未
wèi
Description
"未"的意思是"没有"或"还没有"，常常用在比较正式的书面语里。
The meaning of "未" is "not" or "not yet," often used in more formal written language.
它也是十二地支之一，还可以用来说"未来"的时间。
It is also one of the twelve Earthly Branches and can be used to refer to "future" time.
Meanings
未wèi
not yet; have not
这件事还未完成。
This matter is not yet finished.
未wèi
not (formal negation)
他未说明原因。
He did not explain the reason.
未wèi
the eighth Earthly Branch
羊在十二生肖里对应未。
The sheep corresponds to Wei in the Chinese zodiac.
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Notes
- Nuance
未 is more formal and literary than 没 or 没有, common in writing.
- Etymology
originally a pictograph of a tree with dense foliage; borrowed for negation.
In videos
“酒醉腾宫也未花落更新意”
“然後未來的道路 也會比較清晰這樣”
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