乙未
yǐ wèi
Pinyin

Definition

乙未
 - 
yǐ wèi
  1. thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

未
wèi
  1. 1 not yet
  2. 2 did not
  3. 3 have not
  4. 4 not
  5. 5 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
  6. 6 ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
未来
wèi lái
  1. 1 future
  2. 2 tomorrow
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 approaching
  5. 5 coming
  6. 6 pending
乙
yǐ
  1. 1 second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
  2. 2 second in order
  3. 3 letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  4. 4 second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yǐ fāng], as opposed to 甲方[jiǎ fāng])
  5. 5 ethyl
  6. 6 bent
  7. 7 winding
  8. 8 radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
  9. 9 ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
  1. 1 unprecedented
从未
cóng wèi
  1. 1 never
意犹未尽
yì yóu wèi jìn
  1. 1 to wish to continue sth
  2. 2 to have not fully expressed oneself
未免
wèi miǎn
  1. 1 unavoidably
  2. 2 can't help
  3. 3 really
  4. 4 rather
未婚
wèi hūn
  1. 1 unmarried
未必
wèi bì
  1. 1 not necessarily
  2. 2 maybe not
未成年
wèi chéng nián
  1. 1 underage
未果
wèi guǒ
  1. 1 to fail to eventuate
  2. 2 (verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing
未知
wèi zhī
  1. 1 unknown
未知数
wèi zhī shù
  1. 1 unknown quantity
丁未
dīng wèi
  1. 1 forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
乙丑
yǐ chǒu
  1. 1 second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
乙卯
yǐ mǎo
  1. 1 fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
乙型
yǐ xíng
  1. 1 type B
  2. 2 type II
  3. 3 beta-
乙方
yǐ fāng
  1. 1 second party (law)
  2. 2 see also 甲方[jiǎ fāng]
乙烯
yǐ xī
  1. 1 ethylene
  2. 2 vinyl
乙烯基
yǐ xī jī
  1. 1 vinyl
  2. 2 vinyl group (chemistry)

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
  1. 1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
  2. 2 still wet behind the ears
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
  1. 1 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. 1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. 2 unforeseen
  3. 3 to be surprised by the turn of events
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
  1. 1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  2. 2 unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
  1. 1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  2. 2 unprecedented
  3. 3 also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
未可厚非
wèi kě hòu fēi
  1. 1 not to be censured too strictly (idiom)
  2. 2 not altogether inexcusable
  3. 3 understandable
未可同日而语
wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
未能免俗
wèi néng miǎn sú
  1. 1 unable to break the custom (idiom)
  2. 2 bound by conventions
未雨绸缪
wèi yǔ chóu móu
  1. 1 lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
  2. 2 to prepare for a rainy day
为时未晚
wéi shí wèi wǎn
  1. 1 it is not too late (idiom)
犹未为晚
yóu wèi wéi wǎn
  1. 1 it is not too late (idiom)
甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜
jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng
  1. 1 one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
稚气未脱
zhì qì wèi tuō
  1. 1 still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)
空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
  1. 1 wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
  2. 2 there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

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