HSK 7

wèi

未 (wèi) - Not yet, never

Explanation

未 (wèi) is a negative adverb (a word that modifies a verb or adjective) meaning 'not yet, never', used to state that an action or state has not yet occurred; this is a formal/written usage (in books and documents), more objective and formal than the colloquial 没 (méi).

Structure

未 (wèi) + verb/adjective; it can combine into 还未 (hái wèi - still not yet), 尚未 (shàng wèi - not yet), 未曾 (wèi céng - never before).

When to use

in written language, news, and formal documents; emphasizing that, up to the present, something has not yet become reality.

Distinguish

未 (wèi) and 没(有) (méi yǒu) both negate whether something has occurred, but 没 is natural in speech, whereas 未 fits formal style; 有 is usually not added after 未.

Common mistakes

adding 了 (le) after the verb when 未 is already present (未 already indicates 'not yet completed', so it does not go with 了); and using 未 to negate everyday colloquial sentences (one should use 没).

Examples

他至今还未和我联系。
zhìjīnháiwèilián

To this day he still has not contacted me.

虽然他四十未到,但已经是很成熟的经理了。
suīránshíwèidàodànjīngshìhěnchéngshúdejīngle

Although he is not yet forty, he is already a very mature manager.

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The grammar point “未” (未 (wèi) - Not yet, never) is one of the key structures at HSK 7. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.

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