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HSK
very; really / unusual; extraordinary
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *非* | 非* | *非
to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must
HSK 4
right and wrong / quarrel
HSK 7-9
really isn't
HSK 7-9
can it be possible that / could it be
HSK 7-9
only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless
HSK 5
Asia, Africa and Latin America
asynchronous
China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic
South Africa / Southern Africa
atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS
non-nuclear
African (person)
wealthy and respectable people
(idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
sleeping sickness / African trypanosomiasis
East Africa
(idiom) the place is unchanged, but the faces are different
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good / also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
were it not for / if not for
out of the ordinary / unusually (good, talented etc)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *非* | 非* | *非
abbr. for 非洲, Africa
only / nothing else
HSK 7-9
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)
absolutely not
lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom) / fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish
much / very many
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
HSK 7-9
trouble spot / sketchy area
HSK 7-9
another name for Han Fei 韓非|韩非, Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC) / Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韓非|韩非 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
amphetamine (loanword)
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
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.
dehumanization
not only
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
HSK 7-9
inhuman / (literary) an unworthy person (to appoint, to marry etc)
non-governmental
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom) / fig. unrelated to one another in any way
a nonnegative number (i.e. positive or zero)
of African descent
unofficial; informal
that is true
(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
extremely grateful; very thankful
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
abnormal / irregular
non-nuclear country
to stir up trouble
to stir up trouble
atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS
an emergency measure
(of a medical condition) not fatal; not life-threatening
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
HSK 7-9
North Africa
inhomogeneous
to not really understand / to half-understand
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) / to respond in kind
London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
irreproachable (idiom) / nothing blameworthy about it at all
Africa / abbr. for 阿非利加洲
African Development Bank
a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
secular (society) / non-religious (party)
non-motorized vehicle
Central African Republic
amphetamine (medical) (loanword)
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
unnatural / occult
modafinil (loanword)
extremely important / no small matter
unstratified
nonmetal (chemistry)
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears
one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
nonrepresentational
non-equilibrium / disequilibrium / unbalance
East African Rift Valley
Sufism (Islamic mystic tradition)
improper / presumptuous / assuming / overstepping one's bounds / also written 非分
an illegitimate child
(UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage
a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)
to make trouble out of nothing
wouldn't it be ... ?
serious inquiries only
nuclear-free zone
inessential / unnecessary
to look for trouble

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