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very; really / unusual; extraordinary
HSK 1
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
illegal
HSK 7-9
right and wrong / quarrel
HSK 7-9
only / nothing else
HSK 7-9
out of the ordinary / unusually (good, talented etc)
HSK 7-9
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
HSK 7-9
can it be possible that / could it be
HSK 7-9
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
HSK 7-9
HSK 7-9
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *非* | 非* | *非
abbr. for 非洲, Africa
Africa / abbr. for 阿非利加洲
South Africa
nonmetal (chemistry)
like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
duplicity / hypocrisy (idiom)
Central African Republic
to criticize
not only
East Africa
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears
unofficial; informal
West Africa
either this or that / one or the other
trouble spot / sketchy area
atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS
not only / not merely
to make trouble out of nothing
to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor / evildoer / to perpetrate outrages
to stir up trouble
nonlinear (math.)
impolite / impropriety / to sexually harass
to invert right and wrong
to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)
were it not for / if not for
lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom) / fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish
violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster / an unnatural death
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)
far from it being so (idiom)
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
Africa
Sofia, capital of Bulgaria
neither fish nor fowl / resembling nothing on earth
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom) / fig. unrelated to one another in any way
tilapia
nonviolent
wouldn't it be ... ?
Fes (third largest city of Morocco)
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) / to respond in kind
East African Rift Valley
China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
to stir up trouble
Asia, Africa and Latin America
inhuman / (literary) not the right person
demilitarized zone
an illegitimate child
North Africa
extremely important / no small matter
(idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
born out of wedlock / illegitimate
Organization of African Unity
irreproachable (idiom) / nothing blameworthy about it at all
to not really understand / to half-understand
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
nonconductor (of electricity, heat etc)
too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)
things have remained the same, but people have changed
improper / presumptuous / assuming / overstepping one's bounds / also written 非份
variant of 惹是生非
not to be censured too strictly (idiom) / not altogether inexcusable / understandable
to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
unnatural death; violent death
reproof / blame
completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character
absolutely not
to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
to look for trouble
amphetamine (medical) (loanword)
abnormal / irregular
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
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
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)
to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
Afrikaans (language)
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
amphetamine (loanword)
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
Great East African rift valley
Africa (abbr. to 非洲)
non-nuclear
unconditioned reflex (physiology)

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