未成

wèichéng
adjective

Meanings

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

Examples

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

Tips

grammar
(wèi — 'not yet') + (chéng — 'to complete') is a compact literary negation. 未成 reads more formally than 没完; 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