How to say “not yet” in Chinese
not yet (lit.)
“Not yet” in Chinese is 未, wèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
未 is read wèi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Looks like 末 mò “end”: in 未 the top stroke is shorter than the bottom one. Hints at the reading of 味 wèi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “未”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 未. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 未来几天都是晴天wèiláijǐtiāndōushìqíngtiānIt'll be sunny for the next few days.
- 他对未来充满信心tāduìwèiláichōngmǎnxìnxīnHe's full of confidence about the future.
- 她对未来充满了希望tāduìwèiláichōngmǎnlexīwàngShe's full of hope for the future.
- 谁也无法预测未来shéiyěwúfǎyùcèwèiláiNo one can predict the future.
- 贵的东西未必好。guìdedōngxiwèibìhǎoExpensive things aren’t necessarily good.
- 我从未见过2这么美的风景wǒcóngwèijiànguozhèmeměidefēngjǐngI’ve never seen such beautiful scenery before.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Never and not necessarily”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “not yet” in Chinese?
“Not yet” in Chinese is 未, pinyin wèi.
What does 未 mean?
未 (wèi) means “not yet (lit.)”.
How do you write 未?
未 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 未?
未 is read wèi. Tones: wèi — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“not yet” in the lesson “Never and not necessarily”
This word is from the topic “Adverbs: exactly how” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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