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wèimiǎn

rather; a bit too

A person pours tea until the cup overflows past its rim.
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Characters in this word

未 wèi

Strokes
5
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
一 one 木 tree
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 未

Example phrases

  • 在证据尚未核实之前就公开指责对方,未免太草率了。 Zài zhèngjù shàng wèi héshí zhīqián jiù gōngkāi zhǐzé duìfāng, wèimiǎn tài cǎoshuài le. Publicly accusing the other side before the evidence has been verified is rather rash.
  • 只因一次小失误就取消合作,未免不近人情。 Zhǐ yīn yī cì xiǎo shīwù jiù qǔxiāo hézuò, wèimiǎn bù jìn rénqíng. Cancelling the partnership over one small mistake is rather heartless.
  • 他刚学三个月汉语就说精通,未免太自信了。 Tā gāng xué sān gè yuè Hànyǔ jiù shuō jīngtōng, wèimiǎn tài zìxìn le. He has studied Chinese for only three months yet claims to speak it fluently — that is rather overconfident.

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