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
right and wrong; what is just or unjust
irreproachable (idiom); nothing blameworthy about it at all
blame; reproof
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
fig. unrelated to one another in any way
lawsuit (from Cantonese)
Sofia, capital of Bulgaria
to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
nonmetal (chemistry)
to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
improper; presumptuous; assuming
not only; not merely
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
really isn't
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Asia, Africa and Latin America
Asia, Africa and Latin America
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
to half-understand; to not really understand
like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
to respond in kind
to respond in kind