似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 HSK 7-9
- apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
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似
- 似乎 sì hū ㄙˋ ㄏㄨ ci5 fu4 it seems; seemingly; as if
- 似的 shì de ㄕˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ci5 dik1 seems as if
- 好似 hǎo sì ㄏㄠˇ ㄙˋ hou2 ci5 to seem
- 相似 xiāng sì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙˋ soeng1 ci5 similar; alike
- 看似 kàn sì ㄎㄢˋ ㄙˋ hon3 ci5 to look as if; to seem
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- 酷似 kù sì ㄎㄨˋ ㄙˋ huk6 ci5 to strikingly resemble
- 类似 類似 lèi sì ㄌㄟˋ ㄙˋ leoi6 ci5 similar; analogous
- 似曾相识 似曾相識 sì céng xiāng shí ㄙˋ ㄘㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˊ ci5 cang4 soeng1 sik1 déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
- 仿似 fǎng sì ㄈㄤˇ ㄙˋ fong2 ci5 as if; to seem
- 似地 shì de ㄕˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ci5 dei6 (used to form an adverbial phrase X + 似地) like (X); as if (X)
- 似核 sì hé ㄙˋ ㄏㄜˊ ci5 hat6 nucleoid (of prokaryotic cell)
- 似雪 sì xuě ㄙˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ci5 syut3 snowy
- 似鲴 似鯝 sì gù ㄙˋ ㄍㄨˋ Xenocyprioides, genus of cyprinid fish endemic to China
- 胜似 勝似 shèng sì ㄕㄥˋ ㄙˋ sing3 ci5 to surpass
- 强似 強似 qiáng sì ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄙˋ koeng4 ci5 to be better than
- 形似 xíng sì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄙˋ jing4 ci5 similar in shape and appearance
- 恰似 qià sì ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄙˋ hap1 ci5 just like
- 模似 mó sì ㄇㄛˊ ㄙˋ mou4 ci5 to simulate
- 活似 huó sì ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄙˋ wut6 ci5 see 活像
- 无似 無似 wú sì ㄨˊ ㄙˋ mou4 ci5 extremely
是
- 但是 dàn shì ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ daan6 si6 but; however
- 便是 biàn shì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ bin6 si6 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 光是 guāng shì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ gwong1 si6 solely
- 凡是 fán shì ㄈㄢˊ ㄕˋ faan4 si6 each and every; every; all; any
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- 却是 卻是 què shì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ koek3 si6 nevertheless
- 只是 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but
- 可是 kě shì ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ ho2 si6 but; however
- 就是 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ zau6 si6 exactly; precisely
- 或是 huò shì ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ waak6 si6 or
- 于是 於是 yú shì ㄩˊ ㄕˋ jyu1 si6 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 是否 shì fǒu ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇ si6 fau2 whether (or not)
- 是非 shì fēi ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ si6 fei1 right and wrong
- 更是 gèng shì ㄍㄥˋ ㄕˋ gang3 si6 even more (so)
- 正是 zhèng shì ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ zing3 si6 is precisely
- 真是 zhēn shi ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ zan1 si6 indeed; truly
- 算是 suàn shì ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ syun3 si6 considered to be
- 总是 總是 zǒng shì ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ zung2 si6 always
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
非
- 并非 並非 bìng fēi ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄟ bing6 fei1 really isn't
- 是非 shì fēi ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ si6 fei1 right and wrong
- 无非 無非 wú fēi ㄨˊ ㄈㄟ mou4 fei1 only
- 莫非 mò fēi ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄟ mok6 fei1 can it be possible that
- 除非 chú fēi ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ ceoi4 fei1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
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- 非凡 fēi fán ㄈㄟ ㄈㄢˊ fei1 faan4 out of the ordinary
- 非常 fēi cháng ㄈㄟ ㄔㄤˊ fei1 soeng4 very; really
- 非得 fēi děi ㄈㄟ ㄉㄟˇ fei1 dak1 (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
- 非法 fēi fǎ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄚˇ fei1 faat3 illegal
- 非洲 Fēi zhōu ㄈㄟ ㄓㄡ fei1 zau1 Africa
- 无可厚非 無可厚非 wú kě hòu fēi ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄟ mou4 ho2 hau5 fei1 see 未可厚非
- 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄟ min6 muk6 cyun4 fei1 nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
- 中非 Zhōng Fēi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄟ zung1 fei1 China-Africa
- 中非 Zhōng fēi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄟ zung1 fei1 Central Africa
- 北非 Běi Fēi ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄟ bak1 fei1 North Africa
- 南非 Nán fēi ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ naam4 fei1 South Africa
- 单非 單非 dān fēi ㄉㄢ ㄈㄟ daan1 fei1 a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
- 官非 guān fēi ㄍㄨㄢ ㄈㄟ gun1 fei1 lawsuit (from Cantonese)
- 东非 東非 Dōng fēi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄟ dung1 fei1 East Africa
- 绝非 絕非 jué fēi ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄈㄟ zyut6 fei1 absolutely not