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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

非 [fēi]

1. noun [错误] wrong

是非

right and wrong
2. noun Africa
3. verb [非议] blame

无可厚非

beyond reproach
4. verb [违反] run counter to

非法

illegal

非礼

impolite
5. verb [不是] not be

我非三言两语就能把这事说完的。

I am not able to say it in a few words.
6. verb [强硬] insist on

他非要我参加。

He insists on my taking part.

不行，我非得走。

No, I must go.
7. adverb [必须]

我不让他去，他非去不可。

I've tried to stop him, but he simply has to go.

要想通过考试，你非努力不行。

You can't pass the exam without working hard.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

非 [fēi]

1. noun wrong; wrongdoing

是非

right and wrong
2. noun See 非洲 (Fēizhōu)
3. verb not conform to; run counter to

非法

illegal; unlawful; illicit
4. verb censure; blame

无可厚非

not be altogether unjustifiable; give little cause for criticism
5. verb [Literary] be not

这件事非你我所能解决。

This cannot be decided by either you or me.

当时的情景非言语所能形容。

The occasion defies description.
6. particle not; non-; un-; in-

非无产阶级思想

non-proletarian ideology (or ideas)

非党员

non-Party member
7. adverb [Spoken] have got to; simply must

干这种活儿非要有耐心才成。

You've got to have patience in doing this kind of work.

他不来就算了，为什么非叫他来？

If he doesn't want to come, that's fine. Why should we insist on him coming?

不行，我今天非去！

No, I simply must go there today.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

非 [fēi]

1. 动违背；不合于

非法

非礼

非分(ｆèｎ)
2. 名错误；坏事

明辨是非

为非作歹
3. 动认为不对；反对；指责

口是心非

无可厚非

非难
4. 动表示否定的判断，相当于"不是"

这事非你我所能解决

答非所问

非亲非故
5. 词的前缀，附在名词或名词性词组前，表示不属于某种范围

非金属元素

非公有制经济

非主流作家
6. 副表示否定，相当于"不"

非凡

非同寻常
7. 副与"不行""不可""不成"等词呼应，表示必须、一定(口语中"非……"后的"不可""不行"等词可以省略，如"非得(ｄěｉ)我去""你不让我去，我非去")

非说不行

非下苦功不可

非你去不成
8. 名指非洲

东非

北非

See more results for 非 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

搬弄是非的人: a talebearer
拨弄是非: stir things up
不明是非: confuse right and wrong
不问是非曲直: make no distinction between right and wrong; not look into the rights and wrongs of the case
何必非等我，你就不许自己去吗？: Why wait for me? Can't you go yourself?
非团结不足图存。: We cannot survive unless we unite.
翻译这个句子非参照上下文不可。: We can't translate this sentence without reference to the context.
洞察是非: see clearly the rights and wrongs of the case
非无产阶级思想: non-proletarian ideology (or ideas); 269 more results

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