Chinese word dictionary

若非

ruò fēi · were it not for; if not for

Practice word

Word information

Simplified若非

Traditional若非

Pinyinruò fēi

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

若ruò

if, supposing, assuming; similar

非fēi

not, negative, non-; to oppose

How to learn 若非

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

非洲Fēizhōu

Africa; abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1]

除非chúfēi

only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless

并非bìngfēi

really isn't

非fēi

abbr. 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fēidàn

not only