未来
wèi láiㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄞˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: VỊ LAI
Traditional: 未來
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3
Meaning(time word)
future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending
Measure words: 个
Examples
你对未来有什么计划？
nǐ duì wèi lái yǒu shén me jì huà?
What are your plans for the future?
未来三天会下雨。
wèi lái sān tiān huì xià yǔ.
It's going to rain for the next three days.
我相信未来会更好。
wǒ xiāng xìn wèi lái huì gèng hǎo.
I believe the future will be better.
Easily confused
- 将来 — 未来 is more formal and can mean 'the next few days' (未来三天); 将来 is more colloquial (将来我想当医生).
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Stroke order
VỊ · 5 strokes
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°
LAI · 7 strokes
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (pre