未 wèi
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wèi
noun
Eighth earthly branch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Earthly Branch 地支
Notes: (GHC '未' 2; Kroll 2015 '未' 4; NCCED 2 '未') -
wèi
adverb
not yet; still not
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As an aspectual negative (Kroll 2015 '未' 1; NCCED 1 '未' 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 109) -
wèi
adverb
not; did not; have not
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 未 is a simple not in the sense of 不. For example, 見牛未見羊也 'You saw the ox, and had not seen the sheep' (Mengzi: 1.7/4/19, translation by Legge; GHC '未' 3; Kroll 2015 '未' 2; NCCED 1 '未' 2; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 109). -
wèi
particle
or not?
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 未 is used at as a final particle to form a question (GHC '未' 5; Kroll 2015 '未' 3). -
wèi
noun
1-3 p.m.
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A two hour time period in historic China (Kroll 2015 '未' 4a) -
wèi
verb
to taste
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 未 means 滋味. It is an early form. later written as 味. (GHC '未' 1)
Contained in
- 未成 a minor ; incomplete; unachieved; failed; abortive
- 空前未有 unprecedented
- 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
- 未合 ought not to; should not; must not
- 悬而未决(懸而未決) pending a decision; hanging in the balance
- 治未病 preventative treatment
- 未经(未經) without having gone through
- 未见(未見) not seen
- 癸未 twentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle
- 未解之谜(未解之謎) unsolved mystery
- 谦让未遑(謙讓未遑) I yield since I am in no hurry
- 未折现(未折現) undiscounted; full price
- 宝刀未老(寶刀未老) treasure knife does not age; old but still vigorous
- 未亡人 a widow (a widow's way of referring to herself in former times)
- 未来(未來) future
- 未能免俗 unable to break the custom ; bound by conventions
- 未详(未詳) unknown; unclear
- 亘古未有(亙古未有) never seen since ancient times
- 广播和未知服务器(廣播和未知服務器) Broadcast and Unknown Server / BUS
- 未婚 unmarried
- 丁未 forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle
- 未曾 not yet; has not
- 未出货(未出貨) not yet dispatched
- 尚未肯决(尚未肯決) an agreement was not able to be reached
- 未来学(未來學) future studies
- 犹未为晚(猶未為晚) it is not too late
- 未艾方兴(未艾方興) thriving and still ascending
- 未冠 a minor
- 未艾 (literary) not having come to its term
- 未达一间(未達一間) differing only slightly; not much between them
- 未来主义(未來主義) Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
- 未签字者(未簽字者) non-signatory
- 乳臭未干(乳臭未乾) smell of mother's milk not yet dried; immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears
- 旷古未闻(曠古未聞) never before in the whole of history; unprecedented
- 未可知 as yet is not able to be known
- 未能 to fail to
- 旷古未有(曠古未有) never before in the whole of history; unprecedented
- 未决(未決) as yet undecided; unsolved; still outstanding
- 未成年者 minor (not an adult)
- 前所未闻(前所未聞) unheard-of; unprecedented
- 己未 fifty sixth year of the 60 year cycle
- 辛未 eight year H8 of the 60 year cycle
- 未可同日而语(未可同日而語) mustn't speak of two things on the same day; not to be mentioned in the same breath; incomparable
- 未删节版(未刪節版) unabridged edition; uncut edition
- 防患未然 to prevent troubles before the event; to forestall; to nip in the bud
- 未竟 unfinished; incomplete
- 未解决(未解決) unsolved; as yet unsettled
- 方兴未已(方興未已) flourishing and still in the ascendant; rapidly expanding; still growing strong; on the up
- 稚气未脱(稚氣未脫) still possessing the innocence of childhood
- 良心未泯 not totally heartless; still having a shred of conscience
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Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 卷十六 志第六 禮三 Volume 16 Treatises 6: Rituals 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 51
- 卷十三 魏書十三 鍾繇華歆王朗傳 Volume 13: Book of Wei 13 - Biographies of Zhong Yao, Hua Xin, and Wang Lang Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 50
- 卷二十 志第十 禮中 Volume 20 Treatises 10: Rites Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 49
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 47
- 卷四十七 吳書二 吳主傳 Volume 47: Book of Wu 2 - Biography of the Lord of Wu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 46
- 卷二 魏書二 文帝紀 Volume 2: Book of Wei 2 - Annals of Emperor Wen Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 41
- 卷六 魏書六 董二袁劉傳 Volume 6: Book of Wei 6 - Biographies of Dong, the two Yuans, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 36
- 卷四十三 列傳第三十一: 郭祚 張彝 邢巒 李崇 Volume 43 Biographies 31: Gao Zuo, Zhang Yi, Xing Luan, Li Chong History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 36
- 卷一 魏書一 武帝紀 Volume 1: Book of Wei 1 - Annals of Emperor Wu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 36
- 卷四十二 Scroll 42 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 35
Collocations
- 未获 (未穫) 未獲 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 金縢 Zhou Shu - Metal-bound Coffer — count: 6
- 东方未 (東方未) 東方未明 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧東方未明 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Dong Fang Wei Ming — count: 5
- 未葬 (未葬) 王未葬也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
- 未明 (未明) 東方未明 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧東方未明 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Dong Fang Wei Ming — count: 4
- 未歇 (未歇) 憂未歇也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
- 未反 (未反) 文公遭麗姬之難未反 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧渭陽 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Wei Yang — count: 3
- 未忘 (未忘) 民未忘禍 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2
- 白露未 (白露未) 白露未晞 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧蒹葭 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Jian Jia — count: 2
- 未远 (未遠) 猶之未遠 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧板 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Ban — count: 2
- 未醉 (未醉) 其未醉止 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧甫田之什‧賓之初筵 Minor odes of the kingdom - Fu Tian Zhi Shen - Bao Zhi Chu Yan — count: 2