未成

wèichéng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 incomplete
  2. 2 unfinished
  3. 3 not yet accomplished

Examples

HSK 4
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō shì tā de wèichéng zhī zuò.
This novel is one of his unfinished works.
HSK 6
Mèngxiǎng wèichéng, tā bùkěn fàngqì.
His dream not yet realized, he refused to give up.

Tips

grammar
('not yet') + ('to complete') is a compact literary negation. 未成 reads more formally than 没完成; you'll meet it in titles (未成稿 'unfinished draft'), set phrases, and in 未成年 (under-age, lit. 'not yet of full age').

Stroke Order

wèi
chéng