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
始 ⇒
开始 kāishǐ, [開始], to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[gè]
始终 shǐzhōng, [始終], from beginning to end/all along
原始 yuánshǐ, first/original/primitive/original (document etc)
创始人 chuàngshǐrén, [創始人], creator/founder/initiator
始 shǐ, to begin/to start/then/only then
自始至终 zìshǐzhìzhōng, [自始至終], from start to finish (idiom)
初始 chūshǐ, initial/starting (point)
始作俑者 shǐzuòyǒngzhě, lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)/fig. the originator of an e...
初始化 chūshǐhuà, (computing) to initialize/initialization
从始至终 始于 有始有终 yǒushǐyǒuzhōng, [有始有終], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
创始 chuàngshǐ, [創始], to initiate/to found
始终如一 shǐzhōngrúyī, [始終如一], unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
起始 qǐshǐ, to originate
始末 shǐmò, whole story/the ins and outs
善始善终 shànshǐshànzhōng, [善始善終], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
周而复始 zhōuérfùshǐ, [週而復始], lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles/the wheel com...
始祖 shǐzǔ, primogenitor/founder of a school or trade
始料未及 shǐliàowèijí, not expected at the outset (idiom)/unforeseen/to be surprised by the turn of eve...
由始至终 始于足下 伊始 yīshǐ, outset/beginning
始料不及 秦始皇 QínShǐhuáng, Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
始发 shǐfā, [始發], (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)/to start (being issued or circulated)/...
千里之行始于足下 初始值 始建 shǐjiàn, to start building/first built
有始无终 yǒushǐwúzhōng, [有始無終], to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through/lack of stickin...
始终不渝 shǐzhōngbùyú, [始終不渝], unswerving/unflinching
原始社会 yuánshǐshèhuì, [原始社會], primitive society
始创 新年伊始