未来

• 拼音: wèi lái
• 汉字拆解: 未 = 木 (tree) with an extra stroke on top, indicating 'not yet'; 来 = 木 (tree) with people on both sides, pictograph of wheat

含义

Future; the time ahead; what is yet to come.

Refers to time that has not yet arrived, often used when discussing plans, hopes, technology, or society. Can function as a noun or adjective modifying another noun (e.g. 未来的世界). Commonly used in both everyday and formal contexts.

例句

1. 我们应该为未来做好充分的准备。
2. 科学家们正在研究未来的能源问题。
3. 他对自己的未来充满了信心和期待。

用法指南

语境: everyday, education, technology

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 未来的发展充满可能性。(The development of the future is full of possibilities.)
• 我们要为未来的孩子创造更好的环境。(We must create a better environment for the children of the future.)

错误说法

• 我明天未来你家。(Don't use 未来 for scheduled near-term events — use 明天 or 以后 instead; 未来 refers to a broader, less defined future.)

起源与历史

Compound of 未 (not yet) and 来 (come), literally 'not yet arrived' — that which has not yet come.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal