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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
right and wrong / quarrel
HSK 7-9
illegal
HSK 7-9
really isn't
HSK 7-9
out of the ordinary / unusually (good, talented etc)
HSK 7-9
can it be possible that / could it be
HSK 7-9
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
HSK 7-9
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
HSK 7-9
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
HSK 7-9
only / nothing else
HSK 7-9
HSK 7-9
irregular; disordered
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *非* | 非* | *非
abbr. for 非洲, Africa
modeless (computing)
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic
inhuman / (literary) an unworthy person (to appoint, to marry etc)
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
sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword)
South Africa / Southern Africa
East Africa
North Africa
West Africa
Sofia, capital of Bulgaria
impolite / impropriety / to sexually harass
absolutely not
non-nuclear
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)
were it not for / if not for
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears
duplicity / hypocrisy (idiom)
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster / an unnatural death
to not really understand / to half-understand
not only
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
extremely important / no small matter
Central African Republic
reproof / blame
(idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom) / fig. unrelated to one another in any way
nonsmoking
not only / not merely
irreproachable (idiom) / nothing blameworthy about it at all
to stir up trouble
completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character
to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor / evildoer / to perpetrate outrages
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
not only
either this or that / one or the other
unnatural death; violent death
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
African National Congress, ANC / abbr. for 非洲人國民大會|非洲人国民大会
amphetamine (loanword)
a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
not to be censured too strictly (idiom) / not altogether inexcusable / understandable
amphetamine (medical) (loanword)
wouldn't it be ... ?
inessential
to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)
variant of 惹是生非
Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)
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)
unofficial; informal
(UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage
modafinil (loanword)
like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
nonlinear optics (physics)
non-governmental organization (NGO)
Africa
trouble spot / sketchy area
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
much / very many
it's yours exclusively (idiom) / you are the one / only you deserve it / only you can do it
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
unofficial
Africa / abbr. for 阿非利加洲
(math.) (of a set) non-empty; (computing) (of a data structure) non-empty
over-the-counter drug; OTC drug
asynchronous
lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom) / fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish
unmarried woman who is not a virgin
an illegitimate child
Horn of Africa
Fes (third largest city of Morocco)
to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
non-motorized vehicle
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
inessential / unnecessary
African Union
out of the ordinary
non-governmental

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