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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)

南非
Nánfēi
South Africa
非议
fēiyì
to criticize
非盟
FēiMéng
African Union (AU), abbr. for [[非洲聯盟|非洲联盟]]
韩非
HánFēi
Han Fei, also known as Han Feizi [[韓非子|韩非子<HánFēizǐ>]] (c. 280-233 BC), Legalist philosopher of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
莫非
mòfēi
can it be possible that
非命
fēimìng
violent death
非洲
Fēizhōu
Africa
非独
fēidú
not only
非要
fēiyào
to want absolutely
非党
fēidǎng
non-party
无非
wúfēi
only
HSK 6
非得
fēiděi
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – [[不可]], or [[不行]] etc) must
中非
ZhōngFēi
China-Africa (relations)
非零
fēilíng
nonzero
非凡
fēifán
out of the ordinary
非法
fēifǎ
illegal
HSK 6
非典
fēidiǎn
atypical pneumonia
非特
fēitè
not only
非分
fēifèn
improper
非裔
Fēiyì
of African descent

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

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