非
Meanings
- to not be; not
- wrong; incorrect
- non-; un-; in-; de-
- to reproach; to blame
- (coll.) to insist on; simply must
- abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
In sentences
国际问题必须靠外交而非战争解决。International problems must be solved by diplomacy, not war. #1397405
人是从语言里学会语法,而非从语法里学会语言的。One learns grammar from language, not language from grammar. #1397377
运动内衣最好只在运动时穿着,在其他非运动场合不穿。A sports bra should only be worn for working out, and not in any non-sports situations. #10908874
你很容易把母语说得通顺流畅,却很容易把非母语说得不自然。It's very easy to sound natural in your own native language, and very easy to sound unnatural in your non-native language. #8511408
非等一年不可。It's necessary to wait one year. #9432372
又不是非他不可。He's not the only fish in the sea. #13949953