"Future" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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未来 wèi lái future / tomorrow / CL:個|个[ge4] / approaching / coming / pending
将来 jiāng lái in the future / future / the future / CL:個|个[ge4]
前程 qián chéng future (career etc) prospects
后头 hòu tou behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future
后任 hòu rèn successor / to take up a position subsequently as ... / (attributive) future / subsequent
前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly
以后 yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
将会 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to
近期 jìn qī near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent
今后 jīn hòu hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on
前途 qián tú prospects / future outlook / journey
往后 wǎng hòu from now on / in the future / time to come
憧憬 chōng jǐng to long for / to look forward to / longing / vision for the future
传承 chuán chéng to pass on (to future generations) / passed on (from former times) / a continued tradition / an inheritance
后顾之忧 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) / family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
出息 chū xi future prospects / profit / to mature / to grow up
远期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1]
有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day / sometime in the future
后事 hòu shì future events / and what happened next... (in fiction) / funeral arrangements
弥勒 Mí lè Mile county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan / Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
圆梦 yuán mèng to fulfill one's dream / (divination) to predict the future by interpreting a dream / oneiromancy
要 yào important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if
备查 bèi chá for future reference
无期 wú qī unspecified period / in the indefinite future / no fixed time / indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)
葬送 zàng sòng to hold a funeral procession and burial / to give sb a final send-off / (fig.) to ruin (one's future prospects etc)
来日 lái rì future days / (literary) the next day / (old) past days
遥遥无期 yáo yáo wú qī far in the indefinite future (idiom) / so far away it seems forever
大有可为 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing
继往开来 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
大有作为 dà yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future
空中楼阁 kōng zhōng lóu gé pavilion in the air (idiom) / unrealistic Utopian construction / castles in Spain / imaginary future plans
鸿门宴 Hóng mén Yàn Hongmen feast / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]
承前启后 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
芝兰 zhī lán lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)
康庄大道 kāng zhuāng dà dào broad and open road (idiom) / fig. brilliant future prospects
童养媳 tóng yǎng xí child bride / girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law
在未来 zài wèi lái in the future
鹏程万里 péng chéng wàn lǐ the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom) / one's future prospects are brilliant
未来学 wèi lái xué future studies
抓周 zhuā zhōu custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
彖 tuàn to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经
锦绣前程 jǐn xiù qián chéng bright future / bright prospects
思前想后 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom) / to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection
温故知新 wēn gù zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future
来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng the future is long (idiom) / there will be ample time for that later / We'll cross that bridge when we get there
光前裕后 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
及时行乐 jí shí xíng lè to enjoy the present (idiom) / to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem
承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
欲取姑予 yù qǔ gū yǔ variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yu4 qu3 gu1 yu3] / to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
祸福无常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
纵虎归山 zòng hǔ guī shān lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain / fig. to store up future calamities
芝兰玉树 zhī lán yù shù lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom) / fig. a child with splendid future prospects
鉴往知来 jiàn wǎng zhī lái to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs) / studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
阳关大道 Yáng Guān dà dào (lit.) the road through Yangguan 陽關|阳关[Yang2 guan1] / (fig.) wide open road / bright future
下世 xià shì to die / future incarnation / next life / to be born / to come into the world / future generation
备而不用 bèi ér bù yòng have sth ready just in case / keep sth for possible future use
经济前途 jīng jì qián tú economic future / economic outlook
下辈 xià bèi offspring / future generations / younger generation of a family / junior members of a group
事必有兆 shì bì yǒu zhào future events always have an omen (idiom)
人无远虑，必有近忧 rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
前事不忘，后事之师 qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom) / benefit from past experience
前景可期 qián jǐng kě qī to have a promising future / to have bright prospects
前途未卜 qián tú wèi bǔ hanging in the balance / the future is hard to forecast / ¿Qué / serà? / who knows what the future holds?
卜占 bǔ zhān to divine / to prophecy / to foretell the future
卜问 bǔ wèn to predict by divining / to look into the future
危而不持 wēi ér bù chí national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects) / the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
有子存焉 yǒu zǐ cún yān I still have sons, don't I? / fig. future generations will continue the work
有朝 yǒu zhāo one day / sometime in the future
未来式 wèi lái shì future tense
未来业绩 wèi lái yè jì future yield (of investment)
欲取姑与 yù qǔ gū yǔ to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
温故而知新 wēn gù ér zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future
童养媳妇 tóng yǎng xí fù child bride / girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law
贻燕 yí yàn to leave peace for the future generations
项庄舞剑，意在沛公 Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi Gōng lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom) / refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
未来问题工作队 wèi lái wèn tí gōng zuò duì Task Force on the Future
秘书长科索沃未来地位进程特使办公室  Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the future status process for Kosovo
科索沃前途联盟 kē suǒ wò qián tú lián méng Alliance for the Future of Kosovo
研究制订未来气候变化应变政策会议  Conference on Developing Policies for Responding to Future Climatic Change
社会发展委员会未来工作组  Working Group on the Future of the Commission for Social Development
让子孙后代生活更美好阿姆斯特丹宣言  Amsterdam Declaration on a Better Life for Future Generations
秘书长科索沃未来地位进程问题特使  Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the future status process for Kosovo
累积未来服务福利  accrued future services benefit
为了更美好将来贝尔格莱德宣言  Declaration of Belgrade for a Better Future
联合国消除或减少未来无国籍问题会议  United Nations Conference on the Elimination or Reduction of Future Statelessness
未来行动股  Future Operations Unit
泛非儿童前途问题论坛 fàn fēi r tóng qián tú wèn tí lùn tán Pan-African Forum on the Future of Children
未来履约监察小组  Future Compliance Monitoring Group
共创未来  Developing the Future Together
海地未来世界首脑会议  World Summit for the Future of Haiti
未来行动后勤干事  Logistics Future Operations Officer
今后活动纲要  Outline of Future Activities
梵蒂冈儿童和未来问题国际会议  International Vatican Conference on Children and the Future
为未来保护湿地基金  Wetlands for the Future
联合国秘书处前途问题会议  Conference on the Future of the United Nations Secretariat
科技和未来工作组  Working Group on Science and Technology and the Future
争取世界和平未来世界知识分子大会  World Congress of Intellectuals for a Peaceful Future of the World
地方政府争取可持续未来世界大会  World Congress of Local Governments for a Sustainable Future
未来科学学院 wèi lái kē xué xué yuàn Academy For Future Science
争取民主未来会议  Conference for a Democratic Future
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