并未

並未

bìngwèi

adverb #24,056

Meanings

1 did not actually
2 has not actually
3 (stresses that sth did not turn out as expected)

Characters

actually; (emphasis particle for negation)

did not; not yet (literary negative)

Examples

他并未离开，只是躲在角落里。

Tā bìngwèi líkāi, zhǐshì duǒ zài jiǎoluò lǐ.

He had not actually left — he was just hiding in the corner.

这件事并未像大家想象的那么简单。

Zhè jiàn shì bìngwèi xiàng dàjiā xiǎngxiàng de nàme jiǎndān.

This matter was not actually as simple as everyone imagined.

调查结果并未证明他有罪。

Diàochá jiéguǒ bìngwèi zhèngmíng tā yǒuzuì.

The investigation results did not actually prove his guilt.

Tips

grammar

并未 = 并 (emphasis particle, 'actually/in fact') + 未 (literary 'not yet/did not'). The 并 adds a contradictory tone — correcting a prior assumption. Compare: 没有 is neutral negation; 并未 implies 'contrary to what you might think'.

Stroke Order

并 bìng

未 wèi