Meaning of 并非
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bìngfēi
- really isn't
并非 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
所有的马都是动物, 但并非所有的动物都是马。
All horses are animals, but not all animals are horses.
我希望事情并非如此。
I hope that is not the case.
我们生来并非女儿身:我们成为她们的一份子。
One is not born a woman, one becomes one.
问人而知,并非过错。
There is nothing wrong with knowledge obtained by asking.
你的状况并非毫无希望。
Your situation isn't hopeless.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
并 bìng · 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 并非.
| 非常 | fēicháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 并且 | bìngqiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 除非 | chúfēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when |
| 合并 | hébìng | to merge; to annex |
| 非法 | fēifǎ | illegal |
| 非得 | fēiděi | (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must |
| 非凡 | fēifán | out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc) |
| 莫非 | mòfēi | can it be possible that; could it be |
| 是非 | shìfēi | right and wrong; quarrel; dispute |
| 无非 | wúfēi | only; nothing else |
| 相提并论 | xiāngtí-bìnglùn | to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a |
| 面目全非 | miànmù-quánfēi | nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition |
Questions about 并非
What does 并非 mean?
并非 (bìngfēi) means "really isn't" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 并非?
并非 is made of 2 characters: 并 (6 strokes), 非 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 并非 an HSK word?
Yes. 并非 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 并非 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 并非 is written 並非.