Chinese word

未读

Pronunciation

Pinyinwèi dú

Meaning

  • adjectiveunread

Example

我有很多未读邮件。wǒ yǒu hěn duō wèi dú yóu jiàn

I have many unread emails.

Illustration for 未读 (unread)

More examples

手机上有很多未读通知。shǒu jī shàng yǒu hěn duō wèi dú tōng zhī

There are many unread notifications on the phone.

Core concept

A message or other item that remains unopened or unconfirmed, along with the number of such items.

Common phrases

  • 未读邮件wèi dú yóu jiàn

    unread email

  • 未读消息wèi dú xiāo xī

    unread message

  • 未读通知wèi dú tōng zhī

    unread notification

Similar words

未阅读wèi yuè dú: Describes written content that remains unread.
未打开wèi dǎ kāi: Describes an item whose contents remain unseen because it has not been opened.
未查看wèi chá kàn: Describes information that has not yet been looked at or checked.

Definition in Chinese

表示信息处于未被打开或未被确认的状态，也可作为系统统计项表示未阅数量。biǎo shì xìn xī chǔ yú wèi bèi dǎ kāi huò wèi bèi què rèn de zhuàng tài yě kě zuò wéi xì tǒng tǒng jì xiàng biǎo shì wèi yuè shù liàng

Word origin

The meaning of 未读 (wèidú, "unread") follows directly from 未 (wèi, "not yet") plus 读 (dú, "read"), a transparent combination that also explains its use for status counts.

Usage tips

  • On a phone or computer, the word commonly identifies a category or badge, whereas a spoken account of a person's actions normally uses a full verb expression.

Opposites

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