非

fēi

not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175

How to write 非, stroke by stroke

abbr. for 非洲, Africa; to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must

Ideographic: Two bird's wings opposed; two people back-to-back

非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
除非chú fēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
并非bìng fēireally isn't
非法fēi fǎillegal
非常感谢fēi cháng gǎn xièextremely grateful; very thankful
非得fēi děi(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
非要fēi yàoto want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)
非凡fēi fánout of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc)
莫非mò fēican it be possible that; could it be
是非shì fēiright and wrong; quarrel
非礼fēi lǐimpolite; impropriety; to sexually harass
无非wú fēionly; nothing else

我非常喜欢它.
wǒ fēi cháng xǐ huan tā .
I like it very much.
除非雨停了，我们才会出去。
chú fēi yǔ tíng le ， wǒ men cái huì chū qù 。
We won't go out unless it stops raining.
我的两个姊妹并非都结婚了。
wǒ de liǎng gè zǐ mèi bìng fēi dōu jié hūn le 。
Both of my sisters are not married.
他们那时非得把农场卖掉吗?
tā men nà shí fēi děi bǎ nóng chǎng mài diào ma ?
Need they have sold the farm?
他的智慧非凡。
tā de zhì huì fēi fán 。
He is remarkable for his wisdom.