未尝 (wèi cháng) — never (before); not yet; (with negating words) it is not that...not...; not necessarily not
Definition
Adverb with two uses: before a positive verb = 'never (have done)'; before a negative word (不/没有) = 'not that…not…' (a softer, double-negative way to concede a point).
adverb
never (before)not yet(with negating words) it is not that...not...not necessarily not
Examples
- 未尝。Tā wèi cháng cháng guò shī bài de zī wèi.He has never tasted the flavor of failure.
- 未尝。Zhè ge bàn fǎ wèi cháng bù kě xíng.This method is not necessarily infeasible.
- 未尝。Wǒ wèi cháng méi yǒu kǎo lǜ guò zhè ge wèn tí.It is not that I haven't considered this problem.
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