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未始
wèi shǐ
Pinyin
Definition
未始
-
wèi shǐ
not necessarily
may not turn out to be
maybe not
Character Decomposition
未
木
一
始
女
厶
口
Related Words
(20)
未
wèi
1
not yet
2
did not
3
have not
4
not
5
8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
6
ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
未来
wèi lái
1
future
2
tomorrow
3
CL:個|个[gè]
4
approaching
5
coming
6
pending
开始
kāi shǐ
1
to begin
2
beginning
3
to start
4
initial
5
CL:個|个[gè]
伊始
yī shǐ
1
outset
2
beginning
前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
1
unprecedented
创始人
chuàng shǐ rén
1
creator
2
founder
3
initiator
原始
yuán shǐ
1
first
2
original
3
primitive
4
original (document etc)
始
shǐ
1
to begin
2
to start
3
then
4
only then
始终
shǐ zhōng
1
from beginning to end
2
all along
从未
cóng wèi
1
never
未婚
wèi hūn
1
unmarried
未必
wèi bì
1
not necessarily
2
maybe not
未知
wèi zhī
1
unknown
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
1
a new year begins (idiom)
丁未
dīng wèi
1
forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
1
smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
2
still wet behind the ears
初始
chū shǐ
1
initial
2
starting (point)
初始化
chū shǐ huà
1
(computing) to initialize
2
initialization
前所未见
qián suǒ wèi jiàn
1
unprecedented
2
never seen before
创始
chuàng shǐ
1
to initiate
2
to found
Idioms
(20)
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
1
a new year begins (idiom)
一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
1
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2
many twists and turns to a story
3
one thing after another
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
1
smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
2
still wet behind the ears
兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
1
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
2
an army marches on its stomach
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
1
one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
善始善终
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
1
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
2
to carry things through
3
I started, so I'll finish.
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
1
ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
始作俑者
shǐ zuò yǒng zhě
1
lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)
2
fig. the originator of an evil practice
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
1
not expected at the outset (idiom)
2
unforeseen
3
to be surprised by the turn of events
始终如一
shǐ zhōng rú yī
1
unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
1
treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài
1
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
2
still growing strong
3
on the up
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
1
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
2
still growing strong
3
on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
1
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
2
still growing strong
3
on the up
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
1
never before in the whole of history (idiom)
2
unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
1
never before in the whole of history (idiom)
2
unprecedented
3
also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
有始有终
yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng
1
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
2
to carry things through
3
I started, so I'll finish.
有始无终
yǒu shǐ wú zhōng
1
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
2
lack of sticking power
3
short attention span
未可厚非
wèi kě hòu fēi
1
not to be censured too strictly (idiom)
2
not altogether inexcusable
3
understandable
未可同日而语
wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ
1
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2
incomparable
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