未 ⇒
未来 wèilái, [未來], future/tomorrow/CL:個|个[gè]/approaching/coming/pending
未 wèi, not yet/did not/have not/not/8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th ...
从未 cóngwèi, [從未], never
未婚妻 wèihūnqī, fiancée
未婚夫 wèihūnfū, fiancé
未知 wèizhī, unknown
未经 wèijīng, [未經], not having undergone/without (having gone though a certain process)
尚未 shàngwèi, not yet/still not
未成年 wèichéngnián, underage
前所未有 qiánsuǒwèiyǒu, unprecedented
未成年人 wèichéngniánrén, minor (i.e. person under 18)
未遂 wèisuì, unsuccessful (attempt)/attempted (murder, suicide)
未必 wèibì, not necessarily/maybe not
未婚 wèihūn, unmarried
未曾 wèicéng, hasn't (or haven't)/hasn't ever
从未有过 未能 wèinéng, cannot/to fail to/unable to
未免 wèimiǎn, unavoidably/can't help/really/rather
乳臭未干 rǔxiùwèigān, [乳臭未乾], smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced/still w...
未了 wèiliǎo, unfinished/outstanding (business)/unfulfilled
悬而未决 xuánérwèijué, [懸而未決], pending a decision/hanging in the balance
前所未见 qiánsuǒwèijiàn, [前所未見], unprecedented/never seen before
闻所未闻 wénsuǒwèiwén, [聞所未聞], unheard of/an extremely rare and unprecedented event
并未 未雨绸缪 wèiyǔchóumóu, [未雨綢繆], lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); f...
雷克雅未克 Léikèyǎwèikè, Reykjavik, capital of Iceland
未知数 wèizhīshù, [未知數], unknown quantity
未尝 wèicháng, [未嘗], not ever/not necessarily
未决 wèijué, [未決], as yet undecided/unsolved/still outstanding
未定 wèidìng, undecided/indeterminate/still in doubt
防患于未然 fánghuànyúwèirán, [防患於未然], see 防患未然[fáng huàn wèi rán]
意犹未尽 yìyóuwèijìn, [意猶未盡], to wish to continue sth/to have not fully expressed oneself
始料未及 shǐliàowèijí, not expected at the outset (idiom)/unforeseen/to be surprised by the turn of eve...
未果 wèiguǒ, to fail to eventuate/(verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing
惊魂未定 前所未闻 qiánsuǒwèiwén, [前所未聞], unheard-of/unprecedented
见所未见 童心未泯 未来派 Wèiláipài, [未來派], Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
壮志未酬 未知量 乙未 yǐwèi, thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
未老先衰 wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
羽毛未丰 墨迹未干 未竟 wèijìng, unfinished/incomplete
未名 wèimíng, unnamed/unidentified
了 ⇒
了 le/liǎo/liào, [瞭], (completed action marker)/(modal particle indicating change of state, situation ...
为了 wèile, [為了], in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
了解 liǎojiě, [瞭解], to understand/to realize/to find out, to understand/to realize/to find out
极了 jíle, [極了], extremely/exceedingly
除了 chúle, besides/apart from (... also...)/in addition to/except (for)
罢了 bàle/bàliǎo, [罷了], a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much), a modal particle i...
受不了 shòubùliǎo, unbearable/unable to endure/can't stand
了不起 liǎobuqǐ, amazing/terrific/extraordinary
大不了 dàbùliǎo, at worst/if worst comes to worst/serious/alarming
说了算 shuōlesuàn, [說了算], to have the final say/to be the one in charge
得了 déle/déliǎo, all right!/that's enough!, (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
了结 liǎojié, [了結], to settle/to finish/to conclude/to wind up
对了 duìle, [對了], Correct!/Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to me...
完了 wánle, to be finished/to be done for/ruined/gone to the dogs/oh no
不得了 bùdéliǎo, desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly
就是了 没完没了 méiwánméiliǎo, [沒完沒了], without end/incessantly/on and on
明了 míngliǎo, [明瞭], to understand clearly/to be clear about/plain/clear/also written 明瞭|明了[míng liǎo...
了如指掌 liǎorúzhǐzhǎng, [瞭如指掌], to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)/to know (a person, a place etc) ...
了断 liǎoduàn, [了斷], to bring to a conclusion/to settle (a dispute)/to do away with (oneself)/to brea...
受得了 shòudeliǎo, to put up with/to endure
直截了当 zhíjiéliǎodàng, [直截了當], direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt/straightforward
忘不了 wàngbùliǎo, cannot forget
未了 wèiliǎo, unfinished/outstanding (business)/unfulfilled
少不了 shǎobuliǎo, cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many
一目了然 yīmùliǎorán, [一目瞭然], obvious at a glance (idiom), obvious at a glance (idiom)
私了 sīliǎo, to settle privately/to solve behind closed doors/to settle out of court
免不了 miǎnbùliǎo, unavoidable/can't be avoided
一了百了 yīliǎobǎiliǎo, once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved/death ends all one's tr...
不了了之 bùliǎoliǎozhī, to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite
了事 liǎoshì, to dispose of a matter/to be done with it
了不得 报了名 了得 liǎode, exceptional/outstanding/dreadful/appalling
敷衍了事 fūyǎnliǎoshì, to skimp/to work half-heartedly/not to bother
终了 zhōngliǎo, [終了], to end
了然 liǎorán, [瞭然], to understand clearly/evident, to understand clearly/evident
知了 zhīliǎo, cicada (onom.)
了无生趣 liǎowúshēngqù, [了無生趣], to lose all interest in life (idiom)
了却 liǎoquè, [了卻], to resolve/to settle
简洁明了 顾不了 便了 末了 mòliǎo, in the end
要不了 亏了 临了 了局 liǎojú, end/conclusion/solution
怎么得了 zěnmedéliǎo, [怎麼得了], how can this be?/what's to be done?/what an awful mess!
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