Meaning of 似是而非
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
sìshì'érfēi
- apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
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似 shì · resembling · 6 strokes
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是 shì · to be · 9 strokes
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而 ér · and · 6 strokes
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非 fēi · to not be · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 似是而非.
| 还是 | háishi | still (as before); had better |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 但是 | dànshì | but; however |
| 而且 | érqiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore |
| 可是 | kěshì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 正是 | zhèngshì | is precisely |
| 老是 | lǎoshì | always |
| 就是 | jiùshì | exactly; precisely; only; simply; just |
| 只是 | zhǐshì | merely; only; just; nothing but; simply |
| 要是 | yàoshi | (coll.) if |
| 总是 | zǒngshì | always |
Questions about 似是而非
What does 似是而非 mean?
似是而非 (sìshì-érfēi) means "apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)".
How do you write 似是而非?
似是而非 is made of 4 characters: 似 (6 strokes), 是 (9 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 非 (8 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.
Is 似是而非 an HSK word?
Yes. 似是而非 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.