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HSK
future / tomorrow / CL: 個|个 / approaching / coming / pending
HSK 4
not necessarily / maybe not
HSK 4
unavoidably / can't help / really / rather
HSK 7-9
not having undergone / without (having gone though a certain process)
HSK 7-9
minor (i.e. person under 18)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unprecedented
HSK 7-9
not yet; still not
HSK 7-9
never
HSK 7-9
unknown number / (fig.) an unknown; an uncertainty
HSK 7-9
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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
underage
unripe
twentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2003 or 2063
unfinished / incomplete
cannot / to fail to / unable to
fiancée
hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
fiancé
not expected at the outset (idiom) / unforeseen / to be surprised by the turn of events
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
hanging in the balance / the future is hard to forecast / ¿Qué serà? / who knows what the future holds?
not ever / not necessarily
not necessarily / that's not sure
unmarried
to wish to continue sth / to have not fully expressed oneself
undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt
unfinished / outstanding (business) / unfulfilled
unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event
unprecedented / never seen before
Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
to refuse to comment / same as 不置可否
(idiom) acceptable; fine; okay
pending a decision; hanging in the balance
treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
soon / before long
Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
future studies
(literary) not having come to its term
1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)
lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) / fig. immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears
unheard-of; unprecedented
cannot
not totally heartless / still having a shred of conscience
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom) / to forestall / to nip sth in the bud
minor (old usage, person under 20)
as yet undecided / unsolved / still outstanding
in advance / before it happens (cf preventative measures) / forestalling
Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
(literary) not ended / not yet over / close to the end
to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon
unknown
a widow (a widow's way of referring to herself in former times)
endless happiness (idiom)
unfulfilled ambition
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
to fail to accomplish / unsuccessful (attempt); abortive (coup d'état); attempted (murder, suicide); unfulfilled (wish)
not in a position to
never before in the whole of history (idiom) / unprecedented
predictable / sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant
differing only slightly / not much between them
eight year H8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1991 or 2051
unprecedented / never seen since ancient times
to age prematurely
never before in the whole of history (idiom) / unprecedented / also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
unsolved mystery
can't agree with
not necessarily / may not turn out to be / maybe not
not to be censured too strictly (idiom) / not altogether inexcusable / understandable
Reykjavik, capital of Iceland
unable to break the custom (idiom) / bound by conventions
unnamed / unidentified
unknown / unclear
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
to fail to eventuate / (verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing
forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
incomplete; unfinished
thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
not foreseen / unpredictable / not on the cards
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
is not / has never been / never occurring / unprecedented
to not anticipate / to not expect / unanticipated / unexpected
unpracticed / inexperienced / naive / unsophisticated
unsolved / as yet unsettled
the time has not yet come
unconfirmed
unsolved (problem)
being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
pending
as yet unprocessed
attempted murder
(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)
(idiom) to have never met / to be complete strangers
Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism
Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)
not yet dispatched

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