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HSK 6 Adverbs

Not yet / not (formal 未)

Structure 未 + Verb (= 没(有) + Verb, written register)

未 (wèi) is the formal negation of what has not yet happened or not been realized: it is equivalent to 没(有) but belongs to written prose. 事情尚未解决 = «the matter is not yet resolved»; 未能如愿 = «failed to get his wish». It negates the realization of an event (past or still pending), never a pure stative adjective the way 不 does. It underlies several high-register set phrases: 尚未 (not yet), 未必 (not necessarily), 未尝 (it's not that… not), 前所未有 (unprecedented). Unlike everyday spoken 没有 (HSK 1), 未 sounds like a document, the press, or written language.

Examples

  • shìshàngwèidàotuǒshànjiějué

    This matter has not yet been properly resolved.

  • jīngréngwèinéngyuàn

    After several attempts, he still failed to get his wish.

  • bàogàozhōngdeshùwèijīngshíyǐnyòng

    The figures in the report have not been verified and may not be cited.

  • zhèzhǒngxiànxiàngzàishǐshàngqiánsuǒwèiyǒu

    Such a phenomenon is unprecedented in history.

Levels are indicative: they follow the standard Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning) progression, not an official HSK 3.0 mapping. We never assign levels by eye.

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