未卜

wèibǔ
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 not yet known; uncertain
  2. 2 not yet divined

Examples

HSK 7-9
Bǐsài hái méi jiéshù, shèngfù wèibǔ.
The match isn't over yet, so the outcome is still uncertain.
HSK 7-9
Dìzhèn fāshēng sān tiān hòu, tā de jiārén réngrán shēngsǐ wèibǔ.
Three days after the earthquake, nobody knows yet whether his family are alive or dead.

Tips

usage
卜 is to tell the future by divination, so 未卜 is literally "not yet divined". It follows the thing in doubt: 前途未卜 (the future is uncertain), 生死未卜 (whether someone is alive is unknown), 胜负未卜 (the result is open).

Stroke Order

未 wèi
卜 bǔ