物是人非 wù shì rén fēi

things have remained the same, but people have changed

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 34628th word

Definitions

  1. 1. things have remained the same, but people have changed

Characters

Character Meaning
物 wù HSK 3
thing; object; matter
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
非 fēi HSK 2
not; to not be; non-