Usage note
未来指尚未到来的时间。
wèi lái zhǐ shàng wèi dàolái de shíjiān.
Future refers to time that has not yet come.
Context note
常用来谈论计划、梦想或预测。
cháng yòng lái tánlùn jìhuà, mèngxiǎng huò yùcè.
Often used to talk about plans, dreams, or predictions.
5 examples
我们要为未来努力。
wǒ men yào wèi wèi lái nǔ lì。
We must work hard for the future.
未来会更好。
wèi lái huì gèng hǎo。
The future will be better.
她梦想着美好的未来。
tā mèng xiǎng zhe měi hǎo de wèi lái。
She dreams of a bright future.
未来有很多可能性。
wèi lái yǒu hěn duō kě néng xìng。
The future has many possibilities.
我们要保护环境，为了未来。
wǒ men yào bǎo hù huán jìng， wèi le wèi lái。
We must protect the environment for the future.
5 mini stories
小明说他想当科学家，创造未来。
xiǎo míng shuō tā xiǎng dāng kē xué jiā， chuàng zào wèi lái。
Xiao Ming said he wants to be a scientist and create the future.
老师教我们要为未来做准备。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men yào wèi wèi lái zuò zhǔn bèi。
The teacher taught us to prepare for the future.
小华写信给未来的自己。
xiǎo huá xiě xìn gěi wèi lái de zì jǐ。
Xiao Hua wrote a letter to his future self.
未来是充满希望的。
wèi lái shì chōng mǎn xī wàng de。
The future is full of hope.
我们一起畅想未来。
wǒ men yì qǐ chàng xiǎng wèi lái。
We imagine the future together.
Mini dialogue
梦想
A
你未来想做什么？
Nǐ wèilái xiǎng zuò shénme?
What do you want to do in the future?
B
未来我想当老师。
Wèilái wǒ xiǎng dāng lǎoshī.
In the future, I want to be a teacher.
努力学习
A
努力学习，未来会更好。
Nǔlì xuéxí, wèilái huì gèng hǎo.
Study hard, the future will be better.
B
对，我们一起为未来加油。
Duì, wǒmen yīqǐ wèi wèilái jiāyóu.
Right, let's work hard for the future together.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
过去
guò qù
past
Opposite of future.
contrast
现在
xiàn zài
present
Between past and future.