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非
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Definitions
- 1. to not be; not
- 2. wrong; incorrect
- 3. non-; un-; in-; de-
- 4. to reproach; to blame
- 5. (coll.) to insist on; simply must
Example Sentences
1 shown閒人無樂趣，忙人無是 非 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 非
lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)
non-Latin characters
non-governmental
inessential
to stir up trouble
money is not omnipotent
to stir up trouble
(math.) non-abelian
far from it being so (idiom)
polyphenism
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
reproof
noncustodial (sentence)
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
to stir up trouble
nonzero
not fatal
nonrepresentational
Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
non-numeric
West Africa
out of the ordinary
to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)
indirect
to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
violent death
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
much
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
nonstandard
Afrikaans (language)
to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)
to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor
African Union
to make mischief
to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
compelled by the circumstances (to do sth)
really isn't
absolutely not
completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
nonrecursive
off-peak
wealthy and respectable people
improper idea
to look for trouble
nonlinear (math.)
unstratified
not to be censured too strictly (idiom)
to criticize
African Development Bank
non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS)
inessential
not-for-profit organization
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
out of the ordinary
non-party
born out of wedlock
extremely important
secular (society)
non-Euclidean geometry
a nonpositive number (i.e. negative or zero)
Great East African rift valley
of African descent
very; really
the Philistines, who settled on the southern coast of Palestine in the 12th century BC
nonword repetition test
nonlinear optics (physics)
not only
(literary) not the right person
modeless (computing)
it's yours exclusively (idiom)
Santa Fe
dehumanization
another name for Han Fei 韓非|韩非[hán fēi], Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC)
nonconductor (of electricity, heat etc)
not only
a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)
see 非富即貴|非富即贵[fēi fù jí guì]
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
unstratified rock
a couple where both spouses are not Hong Kong citizens
too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)
unofficial; informal
Asia, Africa and Latin America
(idiom) to sidestep the question
(after a pronoun or name) what (you, they etc) say is true
unpremeditated
serious inquiries only
methamphetamine
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
demilitarized zone
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
amphetamine (loanword)
nonprofit organization
non-fiction
an emergency measure
African National Congress, ANC
a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
trouble spot
over-the-counter drug
denuclearization
duplicity
Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照
Organization of African Unity
to make trouble out of nothing
black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)
African National Congress, ANC
zebra tilapia
non-governmental organization (NGO)
atypical pneumonia
Horn of Africa
nonviolent
things have remained the same, but people have changed
Central African Republic
deleveraging (i.e. paying off part of a leverage loan)
African (person)
East African Community
abnormal
non-nuclear country
wouldn't it be ... ?
(ling) unstressed (syllable)
non-equilibrium
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword)
lawsuit (from Cantonese)
irregular; disordered
Afrotropical realm
unconditioned reflex (physiology)
one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
a nonnegative number (i.e. positive or zero)
Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading \you must die\)
nonprofit
sleeping sickness
irreproachable (idiom)
nonprofit organization
non-fungible token (NFT)
modafinil (loanword)
Sofia, capital of Bulgaria
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
nonsmoking
non-motorized vehicle
Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)
off-peak
Philistia, aka the Land of the Philistines
North Africa
Fes (third largest city of Morocco)
inanimate noun
to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
extremely grateful; very thankful
right and wrong
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
Han Fei, also known as Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[hán fēi zǐ] (c. 280-233 BC), Legalist philosopher of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
Great East African rift valley
dependent
illegal
nonprofit organization
nuclear-free zone
Africa
that is true
non-nuclear
atypical pneumonia
see 未可厚非[wèi kě hòu fēi]
South Africa
asymmetric
improper
amphetamine (medical) (loanword)
improper
unmarried woman who is not a virgin
Hagia Sophia (Greek: Holy wisdom)
to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom)
Sufism (Islamic mystic tradition)
nonmetal (chemistry)
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
Great East African rift valley
a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
inanimacy
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
sub-Saharan Africa
to invert right and wrong
(UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
unofficial
non-Euclidean geometry
either this or that
China-Africa (relations)
non-state actor
asynchronous
unbalance
nonempty (set)
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
non-party member
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
can it be possible that
unofficial; informal
alternative
unnatural
rudeness
nonprofit
only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
non-relativistic (physics)
violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
rooibos tea
single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)
Africa
not only
inhomogeneous
non-metropolitan county (England)
(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
neither fish nor fowl
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
to not really understand
non-perturbative (physics)
East Africa
were it not for
an illegitimate child
things are very different now (idiom)
only