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LEARN + CHINESE / 294 of 300 HSK 7–9

Not Yet 未

The notice says 尚未开放: “not open yet.” 未 is a formal way to say something has not happened by now; 勿 appears in written prohibitions and instructions, such as 请勿入内 (“please do not enter”).

这个问题仍然未解决。
zhège wèntí réngrán wèi jiějué。
The problem remains unsolved.
事故发生时,敬勿使用电梯,请使用楼梯。
shìgù fāshēng shí, jìng wù shǐyòng diàntī, qǐng shǐyòng lóutī。
In an emergency, use the stairway, not the elevator.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
wèi
not yet; have not
wù
do not (imperative)
shìgù
accident
réngrán
still; as before
shǐyòng
to use; employ
fāshēng
to happen; occur
lóutī
stairs; staircase
diàntī
elevator; escalator
jiějué
to solve; resolve
wèntí
question; problem
bàba
dad; father
biérén
other people
bùdà
not big; not very
bùduì
incorrect; wrong
bù
not; no
dǎkāi
to open
dìfang
place; region
diàn
electricity
dòng
to move
dú
to read

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