未能 (wèi néng) — to fail to; to be unable to (formal)

未能 (wèi néng) is a formal way to say 'failed to' or 'was unable to' — it negates the outcome of an action, not a capability. In writing, 它 is a more literary alternative to 不能.

auxiliary verb
to fail toto be unable to (formal)

예문

  • 未能
    Tā wèi néng àn shí wán chéng zuò yè.
    He failed to complete his homework on time.
  • 未能
    Zhè cì huì yì wèi néng dá chéng gòng shí.
    This meeting failed to reach a consensus.
  • 未能
    Suī rán nǔ lì le, dàn zuì zhōng hái shì wèi néng chéng gōng.
    Although he tried hard, in the end he still failed to succeed.

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