非要 fēi yào ㄈㄟ ㄧㄠˋ fei1 jiu3
- to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)
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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
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 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
要
- 不要 bù yào ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ bat1 jiu3 don't!; must not
- 主要 zhǔ yào ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄠˋ zyu2 jiu3 main; principal; major; primary
- 只要 zhǐ yào ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ zi2 jiu3 so long as; provided; if
- 将要 將要 jiāng yào ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄠˋ zoeng1 jiu3 will
- 就要 jiù yào ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ zau6 jiu3 will
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- 必要 bì yào ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋ bit1 jiu3 necessary
- 快要 kuài yào ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ faai3 jiu3 nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
- 次要 cì yào ㄘˋ ㄧㄠˋ ci3 jiu3 secondary
- 简要 簡要 jiǎn yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 jiu3 concise
- 纲要 綱要 gāng yào ㄍㄤ ㄧㄠˋ gong1 jiu3 outline
- 要不 yào bù ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ jiu3 bat1 otherwise
- 要命 yào mìng ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ jiu3 meng6 to cause sb's death
- 要好 yào hǎo ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ jiu3 hou2 to be on good terms
- 要害 yào hài ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ jiu3 hoi6 vital part
- 要强 要強 yào qiáng ㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ jiu3 koeng4 eager to excel
- 要是 yào shi ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ jiu3 si6 (coll.) if
- 要求 yāo qiú ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jiu1 kau4 to request
- 要犯 yào fàn ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄢˋ jiu3 faan2 major criminal
- 要素 yào sù ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ jiu3 sou3 essential factor
- 要紧 要緊 yào jǐn ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ jiu3 gan2 important
Idioms with these characters
- 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ bun1 lung6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 答非所问 答非所問 dá fēi suǒ wèn ㄉㄚˊ ㄈㄟ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄣˋ daap3 fei1 so2 man6 (idiom) to sidestep the question
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
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- 非你莫属 非你莫屬 fēi nǐ mò shǔ ㄈㄟ ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨˇ fei1 nei5 mok6 suk6 it's yours exclusively (idiom)
- 非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- 非同寻常 非同尋常 fēi tóng xún cháng ㄈㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ fei1 tung4 cam4 soeng4 (idiom) extraordinary
- 非异人任 非異人任 fēi yì rén rèn ㄈㄟ ㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˋ fei1 ji6 jan4 jam6 to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
- 混淆是非 hùn xiáo shì fēi ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ wan6 ngaau4 si6 fei1 to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
- 胡作非为 胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi ㄏㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄟ ㄨㄟˊ wu4 zok3 fei1 wai4 to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
- 积非成是 積非成是 jī fēi chéng shì ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ zik1 fei1 sing4 si6 a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)
- 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄡˊ gan2 jiu3 gwaan1 tau4 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
- 切中要害 qiè zhòng yào hài ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ cit3 zung3 jiu3 hoi6 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
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Example sentences
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如果 非要 我 当 當 你 的 丈夫 ， 我 宁愿 寧願 上吊 死 在 第一 棵 树 樹 上 。
If I had to be your husband, I'd rather hang myself on the first tree.
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