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HSK
future / tomorrow / CL: 個|个 / approaching / coming / pending
HSK 4
not necessarily / maybe not
HSK 4
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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°
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unprecedented
HSK 7-9
not yet; still not
HSK 7-9
not having undergone / without (having gone though a certain process)
HSK 7-9
unavoidably / can't help / really / rather
HSK 7-9
unknown number / (fig.) an unknown; an uncertainty
HSK 7-9
minor (i.e. person under 18)
HSK 7-9
never
HSK 7-9
future tense
unknown
eight year H8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1991 or 2051
cannot / to fail to / unable to
unmarried
cannot
to fail to accomplish / unsuccessful (attempt); abortive (coup d'état); attempted (murder, suicide); unfulfilled (wish)
unfinished / outstanding (business) / unfulfilled
to fail to eventuate / (verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing
1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon
undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt
in advance / before it happens (cf preventative measures) / forestalling
not ever / not necessarily
forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day
a widow (a widow's way of referring to herself in former times)
fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
(literary) not ended / not yet over / close to the end
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved / many twists and turns to a story / one thing after another
soon / before long
thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
not foreseen / unpredictable / not on the cards
unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event
unpracticed / inexperienced / naive / unsophisticated
Reykjavik, capital of Iceland
as yet undecided / unsolved / still outstanding
endless happiness (idiom)
predictable / sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant
treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
(idiom) pending a decision; hanging in the balance
lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) / fig. immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears
unknown / unclear
not necessarily / may not turn out to be / maybe not
unprecedented / never seen since ancient times
to age prematurely
not in a position to
not to be censured too strictly (idiom) / not altogether inexcusable / understandable
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom) / to forestall / to nip sth in the bud
unable to break the custom (idiom) / bound by conventions
fiancé
incomplete; unfinished
unnamed / unidentified
unripe
underage
minor (old usage, person under 20)
untitled / unnamed / no name / nameless / unknown name
imperfect / incomplete
as yet unprocessed
Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)
Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism
future studies
(literary) not having come to its term
not mentioned
beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)
Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
it is not too late (idiom)
unsolved mystery
unsolved / as yet unsettled
unprecedented / never seen before
to not anticipate / to not expect / unanticipated / unexpected
(used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...
"he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相 by Du Fu 杜甫)
Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
fiancée
Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
never before in the whole of history (idiom) / unprecedented
(idiom) acceptable; fine; okay
unfulfilled ambition
unconfirmed
it is not too late (idiom)
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers / an army marches on its stomach
Book of Leviticus / Third Book of Moses
to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
the time has not yet come
unaffected / not inconvenienced
not expected at the outset (idiom) / unforeseen / to be surprised by the turn of events
being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
minor (not an adult)
can't agree with
unfinished / unresolved
to refuse to comment / same as 不置可否
wind does not come from an empty cave without reason / there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
author unspecified
(idiom) unheard-of; unprecedented

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