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 wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
Results beginning with 未
 wèi lái future / tomorrow / CL:個|个[ge4] / approaching / coming / pending
 wèi zhī unknown
 wèi jīng not having undergone / without (having gone though a certain process)
 wèi néng cannot / to fail to / unable to
 wèi hūn unmarried
 wèi bì not necessarily / maybe not
 wèi céng hasn't (or haven't) / hasn't ever
 wèi yǒu is not / has never been / never occurring / unprecedented
 wèi miǎn unavoidably / can't help / really / rather
 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon
 wèi cháng not ever / not necessarily
 wèi dìng undecided / indeterminate / still in doubt
 wèi guǒ to fail to eventuate / (verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing
 wèi liǎo unfinished / outstanding (business) / unfulfilled
 wèi suì unsuccessful (attempt) / attempted (murder, suicide)
 wèi rán in advance / before it happens (cf preventative measures) / forestalling
 wèi chéng minor (i.e. person under 18) / incomplete / unachieved / failed / abortive
 wèi bǔ not foreseen / unpredictable / not on the cards
 wèi míng unnamed / unidentified
 wèi jǐ soon / before long
 wèi kě cannot
 wèi jìng unfinished / incomplete
 wèi shǐ not necessarily / may not turn out to be / maybe not
 wèi shú unripe
便 wèi biàn not in a position to
 wèi xiáng unknown / unclear
 wèi ài (literary) not having come to its term
 wèi bào unavenged / still demanding retribution
 wèi fū unhatched
 wèi guān minor (old usage, person under 20)
 wèi jiě unsolved (problem)
 wèi jué as yet undecided / unsolved / still outstanding
 wèi liào to not anticipate / to not expect / unanticipated / unexpected
 wèi qǔ a bachelor / an unmarried man
 wèi shí 1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
 wèi yāng (literary) not ended / not yet over / close to the end
 wèi yáng Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
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 wèi hūn qī fiancée
 wèi wán chéng imperfect / incomplete
 wèi hūn fū fiancé
 wèi zhǎo dào could not find / search for ... produced no results
 wèi zhī shù unknown quantity
 wèi mìng míng untitled / unnamed / no name / nameless / unknown name
 wèi chǔ lǐ as yet unprocessed
 wèi wáng rén a widow (a widow's way of referring to herself in former times)
 Wèi lái pài Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
 wèi lái xué future studies
  unidentified
  nothing heard
  failure rate
  no-record area
  unconvicted status
 wèi bào dàn dud / blind
 wèi chéng guān minor (old usage, person under 20)
 wèi chéng nián underage
 wèi chū huò not yet dispatched
 wèi fā huò goods not yet dispatched
 wèi jiǎn chū none detected
 wèi jiě jué unsolved / as yet unsettled
 wèi jié shù unfinished / unresolved
 wèi jué dìng pending
 wèi lái shì future tense
 wèi què dìng indeterminate
 wèi qǔ qī not yet married / bachelor
 wèi shòu jīng unfertilized (of ova, not soil)
 wèi suì zuì attempt
 wèi tí jí not mentioned
 wèi wǔ zhuāng unarmed
 Wèi yāng Qū Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
 wèi zhé xiàn undiscounted / full price
 wèi chéng nián rén minor (i.e. person under 18)
 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day
 wèi bǔ xiān zhī predictable / sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant
 wèi lǎo xiān shuāi to age prematurely
 wèi gǎn gǒu tóng can't agree with
 wèi jìng zhī zhì unfulfilled ambition
 wèi néng miǎn sú unable to break the custom (idiom) / bound by conventions
  greenfield site
  attempt
  Futures Group
  intending spouses
  undeclared
  unexploded ordnance
 wèi bì jiàn dé not necessarily / that's not sure
 wèi chéng nián zhě minor (not an adult)
 wèi dá yī jiàn differing only slightly / not much between them
 wèi huáng duō ràng see 不遑多讓|不遑多让[bu4 huang2 duo1 rang4]
 wèi jiě zhī mí unsolved mystery
 wèi jīng zhèng shí unconfirmed
 wèi kě hòu fēi not to be censured too strictly (idiom) / not altogether inexcusable / understandable
 wèi lái yè jì future yield (of investment)
 Wèi lái zhǔ yì Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
 wèi néng zūn shǒu non-compliance
 wèi qiān zì zhě non-signatory
 wèi qīng zhài wù unliquidated obligation
 wèi rán gù tǐ unburnt solids
 wèi shān jié bǎn unabridged edition / uncut edition
 wèi shòu yǐng xiǎng unaffected / not inconvenienced
 wèi wán chéng zuì inchoate offence
 wèi yòng juān kuǎn unexpended contributions
 wèi yòng xuǎn piào unused ballot
 wèi zhì kě fǒu to refuse to comment / same as 不置可否
 wèi zhī shù r erhua variant of 未知數|未知数[wei4 zhi1 shu4]
  unlanced poppy straw
  Future Operations Unit
  unallocated resources
  undisturbed forests
  non-alloted expenditure
  non-declared output
  un-demarcated border
  outstanding debt
  log (n.)
  untrained
  uncommitted resources
 wèi chū shēng yīng r unborn children
 wèi duì xiàn zhī piào outstanding check
 wèi wán shuì jiāo huò delivered duty unpaid
 wèi zhī pèi bō kuǎn unobligated allocation
 wèi zhī pèi jié yú unencumbered balance
 wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom) / not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
  unencumbered allocation
  forward agenda
  raw water
  undrawn allocations
  non-modified organism
  Mouvement des forces d'avenir
  unconvoked individual
  non-consensual use and occupancy of privately owned premises
  drug-addicted minor
 wèi lái kē xué xué yuàn Academy For Future Science
 wèi shòu guǎn zhì wù zhì uncontrolled substance
  uncompacted tip
  unobligated claim
  non-contributory service
  unimpeded delivery (of humanitarian assistance)
  Brigade de protection des mineurs
  unregistered addict
 wèi lái wèn tí gōng zuò duì Task Force on the Future
 wèi lái zī yuán yán jiū suǒ Resources for the Future
 wèi qīng yù suàn chéng fù kuǎn unliquidated budget commitments
 wèi zēng sù jù lu:4 yǐ xī unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) / unplastified PVC
  unrealized exchange gain / loss
  surviving spouse's benefit / survivor's benefit
  non-compliant boarding / non-consensual boarding
  unmet emergency needs
  Future Compliance Monitoring Group
  unrephased amounts
  non-budgeted contribution
  Logistics Future Operations Officer
  maps of basic unsatisfied needs
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 shàng wèi not yet / still not
 cóng wèi never
 bìng wèi not at all / by no means
 guǐ wèi twentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2003 or 2063
 xīn wèi eight year H8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1991 or 2051
 jǐ wèi fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
 yǐ wèi thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
 dīng wèi forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
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 zài wèi lái in the future
 Aì Wèi wèi Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism
 Lì wèi jì Book of Leviticus / Third Book of Moses
 zhì wèi bìng preventative treatment (medicine)
 qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented
 fāng xīng wèi ài flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event
 xuán ér wèi jué pending a decision / hanging in the balance
 rǔ xiù wèi gān lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) / fig. immature and inexperienced / still wet behind the ears
 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo treasure knife does not age (idiom) / old but still vigorous
 fáng huàn wèi rán to prevent troubles before the event (idiom) / to forestall / to nip sth in the bud
 cháng lè wèi yāng endless happiness (idiom)
 fáng huàn wèi méng to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom) / to nip sth in the bud
 fāng xīng wèi yǐ flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
 fāng zī wèi ài flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
 gèn gǔ wèi yǒu unprecedented / never seen since ancient times
 kuàng gǔ wèi wén never before in the whole of history (idiom) / unprecedented / also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
 kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu never before in the whole of history (idiom) / unprecedented
 lì yǒu wèi dài beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)
 qián suǒ wèi wén unheard-of / unprecedented
  Developing the Future Together
 liáng xīn wèi mǐn not totally heartless / still having a shred of conscience
 liàn zhī wèi dìng to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
 qián suǒ wèi jiàn unprecedented / never seen before
 qián tú wèi bǔ hanging in the balance / the future is hard to forecast / ¿Qué / serà? / who knows what the future holds?
 qián yuán wèi liǎo one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
 shàng wèi jiě jué unsolved / as yet unsettled
 shā rén wèi suì attempted murder
 shè shì wèi shēn unpracticed / inexperienced / naive / unsophisticated
 shí chen wèi dào the time has not yet come
 shǐ liào wèi jí not expected at the outset (idiom) / unforeseen / to be surprised by the turn of events
 sù wèi móu miàn (idiom) to have never met / to be complete strangers
 wéi shí wèi wǎn it is not too late (idiom)
 yì yóu wèi jìn to wish to continue sth / to have not fully expressed oneself
 yóu wèi wéi wǎn it is not too late (idiom)
 yuǎn wèi jiě jué far from solved
 yú nù wèi xī to be still angry
 zhēn pī wèi gǎi primitive state
 zhì qì wèi tuō still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)
 zuò zhě wèi xiáng anonymous author
 fáng huàn yú wèi rán see 防患未然[fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2]
 Fēi chū ge Wèi lái Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)
 Léi kè yǎ wèi kè Reykjavik, capital of Iceland
 qián suǒ wèi yǒu de unprecedented
  Convention on the Future of Europe / European Convention
  anticipatory approach
 chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ "he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[Shu3 xiang4] by Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3])
  accrued future services benefit
  Working Group on Science and Technology and the Future
  Conference for a Democratic Future
  World Future Energy Summit
  Ten Links for Nurturing the Future
  World Future Research Conference
  unscheduled chemical
广 guǎng bō hé wèi zhī fú wù qì Broadcast and Unknown Server / BUS
 kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn wind does not come from an empty cave without reason / there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
  anticipatory environmental action
湿  Wetlands for the Future
  residual unliquidated commitment
  Future of Marine Animal Populations
  Agenda for the Future of Adult Learning
  Centre for Our Common Future
  mine threat / mine and UXO threat
  World Future Studies Federation
  Society for the Protection of Unborn Children
  Educating for a sustainable future
 bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom) / logistics comes before military maneuvers / an army marches on its stomach
 xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
 yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom) / a new problem arises before the old is solved / many twists and turns to a story / one thing after another
  World Summit for the Future of Haiti
  European Convention on the Repatriation of Minors
  UNITAR Commission on the Future
  Droit à l'énergie SOS futur
  World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities
  Working Group on the Future of the Commission for Social Development
  Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme
  Commission on Future Palau / United States Relations
  Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research
  Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children
  Future Partnership for the Acceleration of Health Development
  Towards a Future Children's Agenda for Europe and Central Asia
  Reykjavik Statement on the United Nations
  illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing / IUU fishing
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  Programme of Action of the Provisional Government for the Coming Three Months
  International Vatican Conference on Children and the Future
  Regional Council for the Unrecognized Villages in the Negev / Regional Council for the Unrecognized Villages
  Rome Declaration on Population and the Urban Future
  Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors
 ōu zhōu shān lín kě chí xù wèi lái guó jì jiǎng xí bān International Workshop on the Sustainable Future of Mountain Forests in Europe
使使 yì wài shǐ yòng huò wèi jīng shòu quán shǐ yòng hé wǔ qì accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons
  non-event
  World Congress of Local Governments for a Sustainable Future
"海&rdquo  International Donors' Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti
西  Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries
  Working Group on the Future Work and Procedures of the Executive Board
  International Guidelines on Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance Awareness Education
  Conference on Developing Policies for Responding to Future Climatic Change
使  Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the future status process for Kosovo
  World Congress of Intellectuals for a Peaceful Future of the World
  Declaration of The Hague on the Future of Refugee and Migration policy
  African Institute for Advanced Public Policy Analysis and Future Studies
  World Conference for a Peaceful and Secure Future for Children
使  Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the future status process for Kosovo
  United Nations Conference on the Elimination or Reduction of Future Statelessness
  Abu Dhabi Declaration on the Future of Environmental Action in the Arab World
  Convention concerning the Night Work of Young Persons Employed in Industry
  Committee for the Prevention of Military Recruitment of Underage Children
  Arab Declaration on Environment and Development and Future Perspectives
  Guidelines on Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum
  Reykjavík Conference on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem
 shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào , ruò rán bù bào shí chén wèi dào Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time
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