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未來式

简未来式 · 繁未來式

Mandarin · pinyin wèi lái shì

(grammar) future tense; future-tense form

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未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
式: shì · style, system, formula, rule
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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4–2–4 · wei4 lai2 shi4

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