fēi

not; to not be; non-

HSK 2 #283

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 283rd character
Radical ⾮ (175.0)
Strokes 8
Index # 1064

Definitions

非 fēi
  1. 1. not
  2. 2. to not be
  3. 3. non-
  4. 4. wrong
  5. 5. incorrect
  6. 6. simply must
  7. 7. (colloquial) to insist on
  8. 8. to reproach or blame
  9. 9. abbr. for fēi zhōu, Africa
  10. 10. un-
  11. 11. in-

Stroke order

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Words containing 非

Word Meaning
very; very much; unusual
unless; only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
illegal
really isn't
right and wrong; quarrel
only; nothing else
must; have to
unusually (good, talented etc); out of the ordinary
South Africa
informal; unofficial
can it be possible that; could it be
absolutely not
inhuman; not the right person (literary)
unofficial
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
North Africa
violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
if not for; were it not for
nonviolent
abnormal; irregular
impropriety; harassment; rudeness
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
West Africa
let imagination run wild; have wild fantasies
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