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Etymology
Two bird's wings opposed; two people back-to-back
Meanings
to not be; not
wrong; incorrect
non-; un-; in-; de-
to reproach; to blame
(coll.) to insist on; simply must
abbr. for 非洲, Africa
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Words with 非 481 total
not only非但fēi dàn(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must非得fēi děinot only · not merely非独fēi dúillegal非法fēi fǎout of the ordinary · unusually (good, talented etc)非凡fēi fánimproper · presumptuous · assuming · overstepping one's bounds非分fēi fènimpolite · impropriety · to sexually harass非礼fēi lǐunnatural death; violent death非命fēi mìnginhuman · (literary) an unworthy person (to appoint, to marry etc)非人fēi rén
Idioms with 非 149 total Chain
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people · to tell tales · to make mischief搬弄是非bān nòng shì fēithree feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day冰冻三尺，非一日之寒bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán(idiom) to sidestep the question · to answer evasively答非所问dá fēi suǒ wènmajor issues of principle · cardinal issues (or questions) of right and wrong · right and wrong on issues of major importance大是大非dà shì dà fēi(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead颠倒是非diān dǎo shì fēi
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