Chinese word dictionary

是非

shìfēi · right and wrong; quarrel

Practice word

Word information

Simplified是非

Traditional是非

Pinyinshìfēi

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

是shì

to be; yes

非fēi

not, negative, non-; to oppose

How to learn 是非

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

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非常fēicháng

very; really; unusual; extraordinary

是shì

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]

但是dànshì

but; however

还是háishi

still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or

可是kěshì

but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

只是zhǐshì

merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however