Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
未
wèi
Description
未表示“还没有”，常放在动词前面，比“还没”更书面。
未 means "not yet" and is often placed before verbs; it is more formal than "还没".
Meanings
未wèi
not yet; have not yet
回信未到。
The reply has not arrived.
未wèi
not yet; un-; used before nouns or verbs
未完成的工作很多。
There is a lot of unfinished work.
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Notes
- Grammar
Formal written adverb or prefix; usually appears before verbs or in compounds.
- Nuance
未 is more formal than 还没 and often means “not yet” rather than simply “not.”
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