Word information
Simplified岂非
Traditional豈非
Pinyinqǐ fēi
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 岂非
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
非常fēicháng
very; really; unusual; extraordinary
非洲FēizhōuAfrica; abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
除非chúfēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
并非bìngfēireally isn't
非fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa; to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
非但fēidànnot only