未能

wèinéng

adverb #12,628

Meanings

1 unable to; failed to; could not

Characters

not yet; did not

Examples

由于天气原因，飞机未能按时起飞。

Yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, fēijī wèinéng ànshí qǐfēi.

Due to weather conditions, the plane was unable to take off on time.

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Formal/written Chinese. In spoken language, 没能 (méi néng) is more common for the same meaning.

Stroke Order

未 wèi

能 néng