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(wèi) - not yet, have not in Mandarin

wèi

Traditional: 未

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Translation

not yet, have not

Word origin

An ancient character originally depicting a tree with extra branches not yet grown, giving the sense of not yet. It serves as a formal negative for actions not yet completed.

Origin
pictographic
Root
未 (wèi), a pictograph of a tree with branches not yet developed

Stroke order

Stroke order for 未

Examples

shàng

This matter has not yet been resolved.

He has not replied to this day.

The plan has not changed.

The truth is not yet clear.

The meeting has not yet ended.

未 (wèi) means not yet or have not. It is used in formal and written Chinese to negate a completed action.

Where this fits

Appears in 2 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 未.

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This word is part of lesson 27.