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)

Contained in

• 未始 not necessarily; may not turn out to be; maybe not
• 方兴未已(方興未已) flourishing and still in the ascendant; rapidly expanding; still growing strong; on the up
• 未来业绩(未來業績) future yield (of investment)
• 始料未及 not expected at the outset; unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events
• 未孵 unhatched
• 未及 to not have had time; to have not yet; not to touch upon
• 己未 fifty sixth year of the 60 year cycle
• 未遂 unsuccessful (attempt); attempted (murder, suicide)
• 未解之谜(未解之謎) unsolved mystery
• 广播和未知服务器(廣播和未知服務器) Broadcast and Unknown Server / BUS
• 前所未见(前所未見) 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
• 未可厚非 not to be censured too strictly; not altogether inexcusable; understandable
• 空前未有 unprecedented
• 未武装(未武裝) unarmed
• 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
• 未决(未決) as yet undecided; unsolved; still outstanding
• 未尝不可(未嘗不可) to reason why not
• 未央 not ended; not yet over; close to the end ; Weiyang Palace
• 尚未 not yet; still not
• 防患未然 to prevent troubles before the event; to forestall; to nip in the bud
• 未时(未時) 1-3 pm
• 未决定(未決定) pending
• 未置可否 to refuse to comment
• 未定 undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt
• 未艾方兴(未艾方興) thriving and still ascending
• 癸未 twentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle
• 未名 unnamed; unidentified
• 迄未成功 in the end, still not accomplished
• 未敢苟同 can't agree with
• 未折现(未折現) undiscounted; full price
• 为时未晚(為時未晚) it is not too late
• 未便 not in a position to
• 未来学(未來學) future studies
• 未婚夫 fiancé
• 未雨绸缪(未雨綢繆) before it rains, bind around with silk; to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day
• 未处理(未處理) as yet unprocessed
• 未足恃 not sufficient to rely upon
• 未半 under half
• 稚气未脱(稚氣未脫) still possessing the innocence of childhood
• 未来主动分词(未來主動分詞) future active participle
• 未命名 untitled; unnamed; no name; nameless; unknown name
• 尚未解决(尚未解決) unsolved; as yet unsettled
• 尚未肯决(尚未肯決) an agreement was not able to be reached
• 未知 unknown; do not know

Also contained in

未知智 、 未来世 、 未生的恶法，使它不生 、 未央宫 、 未曾有 、 飞出个未来

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• 卷十六 志第六 禮三 Volume 16 Treatises 6: Rituals 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 52
• 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: 48
• 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: 42
• 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

• 未见 (未見) 未見君子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧汝墳 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Ru Fen — count: 14
• 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
• 难未 (難未) 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
• 未获 (未獲) 未獲 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 金縢 Zhou Shu - Metal-bound Coffer — count: 3
• 未戾 (未櫪) 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
• 王未 (王未) 王未克變 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 太甲上 Shang Shu - Tai Jia I — count: 2
• 未晞 (未晞) 東方未晞 — 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: 2