未

wèi

“Not yet” in Chinese is 未 (wèi).

Other characters with the syllable wei: see all 24 →

Meaning

not yet
did not
have not

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not
8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

Example

有钱人未必比穷人幸福。

The rich are not always happier than the poor.

From 未必 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 未

未必wèibìnot necessarilyHSK 4 未来wèiláifutureHSK 4 从未cóngwèineverHSK 7-9 尚未shàngwèinot yet; still notHSK 7-9 未经wèijīngnot having undergoneHSK 7-9 未免wèimiǎnunavoidablyHSK 7-9 未知数wèizhīshùunknown numberHSK 7-9 前所未有qiánsuǒwèiyǒuunprecedentedHSK 7-9

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