非 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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• 非欧几何学(非歐幾何學) non-Euclidean geometry
• 非洲界 Afrotropical realm
• 人非生而知之者，孰能无惑(人非生而知之者，孰能無惑) Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
• 非公式 unofficial; informal
• 非常感谢(非常感謝) extremely grateful; very thankful
• 非礼(非禮) rudeness; insolence; impropriety; harassment; molestation; indecent assault
• 生非作歹 to break the law and commit evil
• 非一 not unified; not the same
• 非法定 non-statutory; non-governmental
• 是非问题(是非問題) a question of right and wrong
• 想入非非 to indulge in fantasy; to let one's imagination run wild
• 非致命 not fatal; not life-threatening (medical condition)
• 齐大非偶(齊大非偶) too rich to be a good match (in marriage)
• 非阿贝尔(非阿貝爾) non-abelian
• 非层状(非層狀) unstratified
• 非欧几何(非歐幾何) non-Euclidean geometry
• 非排他性 non-excludability
• 非经营性网站备案(非經營性網站備案) ICP license
• 非词重复测验(非詞重復測驗) nonword repetition test
• 并非(並非) really is not
• 亚非拉(亞非拉) Asia, Africa and Latin America
• 非分 improper; presumptuous; assuming; overstepping one's bounds
• 非理 contrary to common sense ; immoral
• 非核化 denuclearization
• 非盈利组织(非盈利組織) nonprofit organization
• 非同凡响(非同凡響) out of the ordinary
• 单非(單非) a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
• 非分之念 improper idea
• 非利士 Philistine
• 是非分明 to distinguish right from wrong
• 甲基安非他命 methamphetamine
• 非凡 out of the ordinary; unusual
• 非人 a non-human ; a disabled person ; inhuman ; an unsuitable person
• 非典 atypical pneumonia; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; SARS
• 有仇不报非君子(有仇不報非君子) a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score
• 非平衡 non-equilibrium; disequilibrium; unbalance
• 塞翁失马安知非福(塞翁失馬安知非福) the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best; a blessing in disguise
• 非相对论性(非相對論性) non-relativistic
• 非规整(非規整) irregular; disordered
• 非拉丁字符 non-Latin characters
• 撩是生非 to stir up trouble; to provoke angry exchange

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