非

To not be in Chinese: 非 (fēi)

fēi

to not be

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to not be; not
  2. 2wrong; incorrect
  3. 3non-; un-; in-; de-
  4. 4to reproach; to blame
  5. 5(coll.) to insist on; simply must

Stroke order

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非

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄟ

fēi

ㄈ/ fㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 非 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 南非很远。

    nán fēi hěn yuǎn。

    South Africa is far away.

  • 物是人非。

    wù shì rén fēi。

    Things are the same, but people have changed.

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Related words

非常

fēi cháng

very

除非

chú fēi

only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

并非

bìng fēi

really isn't

非得

fēi děi

(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must

非法

fēi fǎ

illegal

非凡

fēi fán

out of the ordinary

莫非

mò fēi

can it be possible that

是非

shì fēi

right and wrong

无非

wú fēi

only

非金属

fēi jīn shǔ

nonmetal (chemistry)

面目全非

miàn mù quán fēi

nothing remains the same (idiom)

似是而非

sì shì ér fēi

apparently right but actually wrong

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