HSK · Level 54
105 words
Chinese word
尚未
Pronunciation
Pinyinshàng wèi
Meaning
- adverbnot yet
Example
我尚未完成作业。wǒ shàng wèi wán chéng zuò yè
I haven't finished my homework yet.
More examples
审稿人指出的问题尚未全部解决。shén gǎo rén zhǐ chū de wèn tí shàng wèi quán bù jiě jué
The problems identified by the reviewers have not all been solved yet.
Core concept
A status marker for an expected event that is still waiting to happen.
Common phrases
尚未完成shàng wèi wán chéng
not yet completed
尚未开始shàng wèi kāi shǐ
not yet begun
尚未公开shàng wèi gōng kāi
not yet disclosed
Similar words
还没有hái méi yǒu: Indicates in everyday conversation that an expected result is still absent at the present time.
还没hái méi: Indicates briefly in casual speech that an expected result has not happened yet.
未wèi: Indicates in official documents that an action or event has not yet taken place.
Definition in Chinese
用于表示某事直到现在仍未发生或完成，语气偏正式，多出现在公文或书面表达中。yòng yú biǎo shì mǒu shì zhí dào xiàn zài réng wèi fā shēng huò wán chéng yǔ qì piān zhèng shì duō chū xiàn zài gōng wén huò shū miàn biǎo dá zhōng
Word origin
尚 (shàng, "still") marks continuation, while 未 (wèi, "not yet") marks an unrealized result; together they show that the result remains absent at the present time.
Usage tips
- A speaker may encounter this word in an announcement or written update, so it is especially useful for understanding formal information in everyday life.