wei4
lai2
  1. future
  2. tomorrow
  3. CL:個|个[ge4]
  4. approaching
  5. coming
  6. pending

Characters

  • 未 (未): 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°
  • 来 (來): to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])

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Examples

我們必須為未來作好準備。

为世界的未来考虑对我们来说很重要。

透过薄雾,我隐约看见了我的未来。

未来是属于早起的人的。

我們可以回顧過去,但不能改變過去;我們可以改變未來,但不能預知未來。

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