How to say “future” in Chinese
future; future (adj.)
“Future” in Chinese is 未来, wèi lái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
未来 is read wèi lái: 2 syllables. 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 “未来”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 未来. 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.
- 能源问题关系到每个国家的未来。néngyuánwèntíguānxìdàoměigeguójiādewèiláiThe energy issue affects the future of every country.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “future” in Chinese?
“Future” in Chinese is 未来, pinyin wèilái.
What does 未来 mean?
未来 (wèilái) means “future; future (adj.)”.
How do you write 未来?
未来 is 2 characters: 未 (wèi) — not yet; 来 (lái) — come. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 未来?
未来 is read wèilái. Tones: wèi — fourth tone, lái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“future” in the lesson “The city: then and now”
This word is from the topic “Time: when and how long” of HSK 5. 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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