(fēi)

Not; wrong; non-; extremely

How 非 is written

Strokes
8
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Common words using 非

非常 fēicháng
unusual; extraordinary; extreme
北非 běifēi
North Africa
南非 nánfēi
South Africa
口是心非 kǒushìxīnfēi
lit. mouth says yes, heart no (idiom); duplicity; empty words
是非 shìfēi
right and wrong; quarrel
無非 wúfēi
only; nothing else
莫非 mòfēi
can it be possible that; could it be
除非 chúfēi
only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that
非你莫屬 fēinǐmòshǔ
it's yours exclusively (idiom); you are the one; only you deserve it
非凡 fēifán
out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc)
非法 fēifǎ
illegal
非洲 fēizhōu
Africa

非 in a sentence

這道菜非常好吃。

Zhè dào cài fēicháng hǎochī.

“This dish is extremely delicious.”

How common is 非?

非 is the 283rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 63.4% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 非

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