fēi

  1. fēi adverb not; non-; un-
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 不; the pattern 非…不… is a pattern of double negation commonly used to emphasize a point (Guoyu '非' adv)
  2. fēi noun Kangxi radical 175
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
    Notes: Not (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
  3. fēi adjective wrong; bad; untruthful
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '非' adj 1)
  4. fēi adjective different
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 不同的 (Guoyu '非' adj 2)
  5. fēi verb to not be; to not have
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Negative copula used in noun predication in literary Chinese, in the sense of 不是 (Guoyu '非' v 3; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 106). For example, 非我也,歲也。'It is not owing to me; it is owing to the year.' (Mengzi 1.3/2/8, translation by Legge)
  6. fēi verb to violate; to be contrary to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 反对 (Guoyu '非' v 2)
  7. fēi proper noun Africa
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Abbreviation for 非洲 (Guoyu '非' n 2)
  8. fēi verb to slander
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 诽 or 诋毁 in this sense (Guoyu '非' v 2)
  9. fěi verb to avoid
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 诽谤 (Guoyu '非' fěi)
  10. fēi verb must
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 必须 in this sense.
  11. fēi noun an error
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 错误 in this sense (Guoyu '非' 1)
  12. fēi noun a problem; a question
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 问题 in this sense.
  13. fēi noun evil
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 恶行 in this sense (Guoyu '非' n 1)
  14. fēi preposition besides; except; unless
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Synonymous with 除了 in this sense. 非 in this sense acts in a subordinating function in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 154).

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