未 wèi

1. 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')
2. 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)
3. 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).
4. 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).
5. 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)
6. 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)

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• 未处理(未處理) as yet unprocessed
• 未必见得(未必見得) not necessarily; that's not sure
• 未来派(未來派) Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
• 未竟 unfinished; incomplete
• 未来主动分词(未來主動分詞) future active participle
• 旷古未有(曠古未有) never before in the whole of history; unprecedented
• 空前未有 unprecedented
• 前缘未了(前緣未了) one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled
• 未折现(未折現) undiscounted; full price
• 长乐未央(長樂未央) endless happiness
• 未删节版(未刪節版) unabridged edition; uncut edition
• 未来主义(未來主義) Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
• 未成 a minor ; incomplete; unachieved; failed; abortive
• 尚未 not yet; still not
• 未艾方兴(未艾方興) thriving and still ascending
• 未经(未經) without having gone through
• 未王命 was not appointed by the king
• 迄未成功 in the end, still not accomplished
• 未雨绸缪(未雨綢繆) before it rains, bind around with silk; to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day
• 未决(未決) as yet undecided; unsolved; still outstanding
• 谦让未遑(謙讓未遑) I yield since I am in no hurry
• 未尽(未盡) not fulfilled ; not exhausted
• 未命名 untitled; unnamed; no name; nameless; unknown name
• 未可 cannot; not able to
• 尚未肯决(尚未肯決) an agreement was not able to be reached
• 未熟 unripe
• 从未(從未) never
• 未解之谜(未解之謎) unsolved mystery
• 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
• 亘古未有(亙古未有) never seen since ancient times
• 前所未闻(前所未聞) unheard-of; unprecedented
• 未料 to not anticipate; to not expect; unanticipated; unexpected
• 未见(未見) not seen
• 未敢苟同 can't agree with
• 未完 not yet complete ; not yet completed paying tax
• 未可知 as yet is not able to be known
• 未解 unsolved (problem)
• 未婚夫 fiancé
• 未来(未來) future
• 前所未见(前所未見) unprecedented
• 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; logistics comes before military maneuvers
• 未结束(未結束) unfinished; unresolved
• 未来业绩(未來業績) future yield (of investment)
• 力有未逮 beyond one's reach or power
• 作者未详(作者未詳) anonymous author
• 利未记(利未記) Book of Leviticus; Third Book of Moses
• 未出货(未出貨) not yet dispatched
• 未了 unfinished; outstanding (business); unfulfilled
• 炼之未定(煉之未定) to spend a long time thinking about something while unable to reach a decision
• 意犹未尽(意猶未盡) to wish to continue something; to have not fully expressed oneself

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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
• 卷五十三　志第五:　　曆二 Volume 53 Treatises 6: Calendar 2 History of Yuan 元史 — 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
• 未改 (未改) 周禮未改 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — 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
• 未堪 (未堪) 未堪家多難 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧閔予小子之什‧訪落 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Min Yu Xiao Zi - Fang Luo — count: 2
• 未戾 (未戾) 民之未戾 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧蕩之什‧桑柔 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Dang - Sang Rou — count: 2
• 未同盟 (未同盟) 未同盟也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 2