"Yet" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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然而 rán ér however / but / yet
仍然 réng rán still / as before / yet
仍旧 réng jiù still (remaining) / to remain (the same) / yet
尚且 shàng qiě (not) even / yet / still
而 ér and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
还 hái still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else
却 què but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though
兀自 wù zì (literary) still / yet
犹自 yóu zì (literary) still / yet
但 dàn but / yet / however / still / merely / only / just
且 qiě and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)
仍 réng still / yet / to remain / (literary) frequently / often
倒 dào to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet
尚 shàng still / yet / to value / to esteem
犹 yóu as if / (just) like / just as / still / yet
尙 shàng variant of 尚, still / yet / to value / to esteem
尚未 shàng wèi not yet / still not
又一次 yòu yī cì yet again / once again / once more
不曾 bù céng hasn't yet / hasn't ever
有待 yǒu dài not yet (done) / pending
尚无 shàng wú not yet / not so far
冷水 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)
未及 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon
生字 shēng zì new character (in textbook) / character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied
预兆 yù zhào omen / sign (of sth yet to occur) / prior indication / to foreshadow
不寒而栗 bù hán ér lì lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom) / fig. to tremble with fear / to be terrified
素雅 sù yǎ simple yet elegant
生词 shēng cí new word (in textbook) / word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
又 yòu (once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
乳臭未干 rǔ xiù wèi gān lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) / fig. immature and inexperienced / still wet behind the ears
未处理 wèi chǔ lǐ as yet unprocessed
未 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°
童生 tóng shēng candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam
迄 qì as yet / until
螭 chī dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry) / variant of 魑[chi1]
似笑非笑 sì xiào fēi xiào like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)
咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān yá so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
阴魂不散 yīn hún bù sàn lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom) / fig. the influence still lingers on / the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
未决 wèi jué as yet undecided / unsolved / still outstanding
候任 hòu rèn -elect / designate / (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)
八字没一撇 bā zì méi yī piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇 bā zì hái méi yī piě lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] has been written (idiom) / fig. things have not even gotten started yet / nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet
八字还没一撇儿 bā zì hái méi yī piě r lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
前缘未了 qián yuán wèi liǎo one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
尚未解决 shàng wèi jiě jué unsolved / as yet unsettled
时辰未到 shí chen wèi dào the time has not yet come
朆 fēn not yet (Wu dialect)
未出货 wèi chū huò not yet dispatched
未央 wèi yāng (literary) not ended / not yet over / close to the end
未娶妻 wèi qǔ qī not yet married / bachelor
未发货 wèi fā huò goods not yet dispatched
未解决 wèi jiě jué unsolved / as yet unsettled
贡士 gòng shì (old) candidate who has successfully passed the first grades of the examination system, but not yet the court examination (殿試|殿试[dian4 shi4])
锋芒内敛 fēng máng nèi liǎn to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
落花有意，流水无情 luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) / fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)
食之无味，弃之可惜 shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
好戏还在后头 hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou the best part of the show is yet to come / (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come / you ain't seen nothin' yet
海待 hǎi dài student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带[hai3 dai4]) / cf. 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1]
蓝海 lán hǎi (neologism) an unexplored, as yet uncontested market (contrasted with 紅海|红海[hong2 hai3])
渊渟岳峙 yuān tíng - yuè zhì (idiom) to have a serene yet formidable demeanor / to have a commanding presence
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