非
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fēi · not, negative, non-

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #949
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Character anatomy

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Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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非Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 非

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fēiWords pronounced fēi
FēiWords pronounced Fēi
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Example sentences

Notice where 非 sits in each complete thought.

Tā shì yí gè fēi cháng měi de nǚ rén.她是一个非常美的女人。

She is a woman of great beauty.

Source: Tatoeba #349282 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu yì tiān wǒ yào qù fēi zhōu.有一天我要去非洲。

I want to go to Africa someday.

Source: Tatoeba #881897 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chú fēi shì nǐ zuò fàn, fǒu zé wǒ shì bú huì chī de.除非是你做饭,否则我是不会吃的。

I won't eat it unless you cooked it.

Source: Tatoeba #381410 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi yǒu zuò guò fēi fǎ de shì.我没有做过非法的事。

I've never done anything illegal in my life.

Source: Tatoeba #6534934 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì fēi cháng yǒu xiǎng xiàng lì de zuò jiā.他是非常有想像力的作家。

He is a very imaginative writer.

Source: Tatoeba #737167 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì gè fēi cháng hǎo de shù jù kù.这是个非常好的数据库。

This is a very good data base.

Source: Tatoeba #9975381 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 非 in context

  1. Say fēi, then recall the core meaning: not, negative, non-.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 非常 (fēi cháng), meaning “very”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 非 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.