Chinese word dictionary

今非昔比

jīn fēi xī bǐ · (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed

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Word information

Simplified今非昔比

Traditional今非昔比

Pinyinjīn fēi xī bǐ

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

今jīn

modern, current; today, now

非fēi

not, negative, non-; to oppose

昔xī

past, former; ancient

比bǐ

to compare, liken; comparison; than

How to learn 今非昔比

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非常fēicháng

very; really; unusual; extraordinary

今年jīnnián

this year

今天jīntiān

today; the present time; now

比bǐ

Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]; to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

比较bǐjiào

to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison

比如bǐrú

for example; for instance; such as