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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
only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless
HSK 5
really isn't
HSK 7-9
out of the ordinary / unusually (good, talented etc)
HSK 7-9
right and wrong / quarrel
HSK 7-9
only / nothing else
HSK 7-9
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
HSK 7-9
can it be possible that / could it be
HSK 7-9
HSK 7-9
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
HSK 7-9
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
HSK 7-9
illegal
HSK 7-9
South Africa / Southern Africa
nonmetal (chemistry)
an illegitimate child
to make trouble out of nothing
to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor / evildoer / to perpetrate outrages
serious inquiries only
to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)
Africa / abbr. for 阿非利加洲
North Africa
like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
unofficial; informal
Central African Republic
East Africa
to criticize
not only
nonlinear (math.)
wouldn't it be ... ?
violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster / an unnatural death
Sofia, capital of Bulgaria
neither fish nor fowl / resembling nothing on earth
trouble spot / sketchy area
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
Asia, Africa and Latin America
(idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
not only / not merely
Fes (third largest city of Morocco)
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) / to respond in kind
East African Rift Valley
irreproachable (idiom) / nothing blameworthy about it at all
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
demilitarized zone
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
to stir up trouble
West Africa
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom) / fig. unrelated to one another in any way
(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
inhuman / (literary) an unworthy person (to appoint, to marry etc)
far from it being so (idiom)
unnatural death; violent death
(idiom) the place is unchanged, but the faces are different
reproof / blame
amphetamine (medical) (loanword)
nonviolent
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *非* | 非* | *非
abbr. for 非洲, Africa
Africa
extremely important / no small matter
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)
(idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
born out of wedlock / illegitimate
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears
to not really understand / to half-understand
to stir up trouble
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom) / fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish
China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic
to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
to choose the wrong person for the job
Organization of African Unity
Africa (abbr. to 非洲)
absolutely not
amphetamine (loanword)
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS
to look for trouble
compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
not to be censured too strictly (idiom) / not altogether inexcusable / understandable
completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character
to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
not only
Han Fei, also known as Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子 (c. 280-233 BC), Legalist philosopher of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
non-nuclear country
improper / presumptuous / assuming / overstepping one's bounds / also written 非份
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
Great East African rift valley
either this or that / one or the other
variant of 惹是生非
black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)
it's yours exclusively (idiom) / you are the one / only you deserve it / only you can do it
a couple where both spouses are not Hong Kong citizens
non-nuclear
unconditioned reflex (physiology)
Horn of Africa
alternative / non-mainstream

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