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非
fēi
1. to not be
2. not
3. wrong
4. incorrect
5. non-
6. un-
7. in-
8. to reproach or blame
9. (colloquial) to insist on
10. simply must
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

非
fēi
not, negative, non-; to oppose
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

并非
bìngfēi
really isn't
HSK 6
中非
ZhōngFēi
China-Africa (relations)
北非
BěiFēi
North Africa
南非
Nánfēi
South Africa
单非
dānfēi
a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
官非
guānfēi
lawsuit (from Cantonese)
是非
shìfēi
right and wrong
HSK 6
东非
dōngFēi
East Africa
无非
wúfēi
only
HSK 6
绝非
juéfēi
absolutely not
若非
ruòfēi
were it not for
莫非
mòfēi
can it be possible that
西非
XīFēi
West Africa
岂非
qǐfēi
wouldn't it be ... ?
除非
chúfēi
only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
HSK 5
双非
shuāngfēi
a couple where both spouses are not Hong Kong citizens
非人
fēirén
not the right person (literary)
非份
fēifèn
improper
非但
fēidàn
not only
非典
fēidiǎn
atypical pneumonia

Alternate Entries

非
Fēi
abbr. for [[非洲<Fēizhōu>]], Africa
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
282
Word Frequency Rank
1,230 of 84,292
Radical Number
175