fēi
非
not, negative, non-; to oppose
HSK 2.0 · 5
HSK 3.0 · 4
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Words with 非
非常 fēi cháng
very; really; unusual; extraordinary
HSK 1
除非 chú fēi
only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
HSK 5
并非 bìng fēi
really isn't
HSK 7–9
非法 fēi fǎ
illegal
HSK 7–9
是非 shì fēi
right and wrong; quarrel
HSK 7–9
非凡 fēi fán
out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc)
HSK 7–9
非得 fēi děi
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
HSK 7–9
莫非 mò fēi
can it be possible that; could it be
HSK 7–9
无非 wú fēi
only; nothing else
HSK 7–9
面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
HSK 7–9
无可厚非 wú kě hòu fēi
see 非
HSK 7–9
似是而非 sì shì ér fēi
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
HSK 7–9
Examples from your lessons
- 我非常喜欢打篮球。 I really like playing basketball. Lesson 15
- 这儿的羊肉非常好吃。 The lamb here is really delicious. Lesson 18
- 非常好吃！你们要喝什么？ Very good! What would you like to drink? Lesson 18
- 虽然冬天很冷，但是非常漂亮。 Although the winter is cold, it's very beautiful. Lesson 24
- 非常冷！比昨天冷多了。 Really cold! Much colder than yesterday. Lesson 113
- 这个歌非常好听。 This song is really nice. Lesson 115
Character facts
- Radical
- 非
- Structure
- Left–right
- Unicode
- U+975E
Ideographic: Two bird's wings opposed; two people back-to-back