非 ⇒
非常 fēicháng, very/very much/unusual/extraordinary
除非 chúfēi, only if (..., or otherwise, ...)/only when/only in the case that/unless
非 Fēi/fēi, abbr. for 非洲[Fēi zhōu], Africa, to not be/not/wrong/incorrect/non-/un-/in-/to re...
非法 fēifǎ, illegal
并非 bìngfēi, [並非], really isn't
非洲 Fēizhōu, Africa/abbr. for 阿非利加洲[Ā fēi lì jiā Zhōu]
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)
是非 shìfēi, right and wrong/quarrel
并非如此 南非 Nánfēi, South Africa
非正式 fēizhèngshì, unofficial/informal
莫非 mòfēi, can it be possible that/could it be
绝非 juéfēi, [絕非], absolutely not
非人 fēirén, not the right person (literary)/inhuman
非同寻常 无非 wúfēi, [無非], only/nothing else
我非 而非 安非 面目全非 miànmùquánfēi, nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
非官方 fēiguānfāng, unofficial
北非 BěiFēi, North Africa
若非 ruòfēi, were it not for/if not for
死于非命 sǐyúfēimìng, [死於非命], violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster/an unnatural death
非暴力 fēibàolì, nonviolent
非正常 fēizhèngcháng, abnormal/irregular
非礼 fēilǐ, [非禮], rudeness/insolence/impropriety/harassment/molestation/indecent assault
亦非 西非 XīFēi, West Africa
胡作非为 húzuòfēiwéi, [胡作非為], to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
想入非非 xiǎngrùfēifēi, to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
非同一般 安非他明 ānfēitāmíng, amphetamine (loanword)
惹是生非 rěshìshēngfēi, to stir up trouble
无可厚非 wúkěhòufēi, [無可厚非], see 未可厚非[wèi kě hòu fēi]
非盈利 fēiyínglì, nonprofit
非卖品 今非昔比 jīnfēixībǐ, things are very different now (idiom)/times have changed
非同小可 fēitóngxiǎokě, extremely important/no small matter
非常规 非议 fēiyì, [非議], to criticize
心非 惹事生非 rěshìshēngfēi, variant of 惹是生非[rě shì shēng fēi]
远非 墨非 非传统 并非易事 非分之想 非线性 fēixiànxìng, [非線性], nonlinear (math.)
为非作歹 wéifēizuòdǎi, [為非作歹], to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor/evildoer/to perpetrate ou...
物是人非 wùshìrénfēi, things have remained the same, but people have changed
非典 fēidiǎn, atypical pneumonia/Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/SARS
蔓非 似是而非 sìshìérfēi, apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
非国大 Fēiguódà, [非國大], African National Congress, ANC/abbr. for 非洲人國民大會|非洲人国民大会[Fēi zhōu rén guó mín dà...
东非 Dōngfēi, [東非], East Africa
中非 ZhōngFēi, China-Africa (relations)/Central Africa/Central African Republic
无事生非 wúshìshēngfēi, [無事生非], to make trouble out of nothing
非但 fēidàn, not only
明辨是非 míngbiànshìfēi, to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
搬弄是非 bānnòngshìfēi, to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people/to tell tales/to make...
非政府 fēizhèngfǔ, non-governmental
言非 答非所问 dáfēisuǒwèn, [答非所問], (idiom) to sidestep the question/to answer evasively
决非 焉知非 非理性 是是非非 痛改前非 tònggǎiqiánfēi, completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and...
非专业 和非 是非题 非此即彼 fēicǐjíbǐ, either this or that/one or the other
颠倒是非 diāndǎoshìfēi, [顛倒是非], to invert right and wrong
无可非议 wúkěfēiyì, [無可非議], irreproachable (idiom)/nothing blameworthy about it at all
非正规 非难 fēinàn, [非難], reproof/blame
是非曲直 shìfēiqūzhí, lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits/pro...
非亲非故 fēiqīnfēigù, [非親非故], lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)/fig. unrelated to one another in an...
如非 默非 啼笑皆非 tíxiàojiēfēi, lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/between laughter and tears
非法所得 那非 人非 官非 guānfēi, lawsuit (from Cantonese)
索非亚 Suǒfēiyà, [索非亞], Sofia, capital of Bulgaria
非行 在非 非徒 罗非 生非 非一日之寒 非工会 混淆是非 hùnxiáoshìfēi, to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
多非 除非己莫为 非请莫入 一定非 杜非 人非草木 苏非 南非人 谁是谁非 非营利性 向非 物非 阿非 罗非鱼 拉非 丹非 非金属 fēijīnshǔ, [非金屬], nonmetal (chemistry)
非作战 可非 用非 一家非 商非 亚非 真非 白非 其非 苏得非 索非亚·劳伦 圣非 热闹非凡 左非 一方非 索非亚·杰克森 一天非 甲安非 于非 非独 fēidú, [非獨], not only/not merely
雅非 非贸易 苏达非 非分 fēifèn, improper/presumptuous/assuming/overstepping one's bounds/also written 非份[fēi fèn...
斗非 祝非 杰非 实非 爱非 儿非 鲁非 都非 厚非 模非 狗阿非 郎非 何为非 老子非 也非 罗伯特非 塔非 扫黄打非 sǎohuángdǎfēi, [掃黃打非], to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
子非 业非 学非 美非 一非
亲 ⇒
亲爱 qīnài, [親愛], dear/beloved/darling
父亲 fùqīn, [父親], father/also pr. [fù qin]/CL:個|个[gè]
母亲 mǔqīn, [母親], mother/also pr. [mǔ qin]/CL:個|个[gè]
亲 qīn/qìng, [親], parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related/marriage/bride/close/intimat...
亲自 qīnzì, [親自], personally/in person/oneself
亲密 qīnmì, [親密], intimate/close
亲眼 qīnyǎn, [親眼], with one's own eyes/personally
亲爱的 亲人 qīnrén, [親人], one's close relatives
亲戚 qīnqi, [親戚], a relative (i.e. family relation)/CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè],位[wèi]
亲吻 qīnwěn, [親吻], to kiss/kiss
亲手 qīnshǒu, [親手], personally/with one's own hands
亲近 qīnjìn, [親近], intimate/to get close to
亲生 qīnshēng, [親生], one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)/biological (parents)/birth (parent...
亲热 qīnrè, [親熱], affectionate/intimate/warmhearted/to get intimate with sb
亲口 qīnkǒu, [親口], one's own mouth/fig. in one's own words/to say sth personally
亲切 qīnqiè, [親切], amiable/cordial/close and dear/familiar
亲身 qīnshēn, [親身], personal/oneself
相亲 xiāngqīn, [相親], blind date/arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr...
亲属 qīnshǔ, [親屬], kin/kindred/relatives
双亲 shuāngqīn, [雙親], parents
亲友 qīnyǒu, [親友], friends and relatives
亲笔 qīnbǐ, [親筆], in one's own handwriting
表亲 biǎoqīn, [表親], cousin (via female line)
母亲节 Mǔqīnjié, [母親節], Mother's Day
亲眼目睹 qīnyǎnmùdǔ, [親眼目睹], to see for oneself/to see with one's own eyes
亲兄弟 单亲 dānqīn, [單親], single parent
近亲 jìnqīn, [近親], close relative/near relation
父母亲 fùmǔqīn, [父母親], parents
亲密无间 qīnmìwújiān, [親密無間], close relation, no gap (idiom); intimate and nothing can come between
亲耳 qīněr, [親耳], with one's own ears
亲信 qīnxìn, [親信], trusted aide
亲情 qīnqíng, [親情], affection/family love/love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and ...
亲昵 qīnnì, [親暱], intimate
亲王 qīnwáng, [親王], prince
亲朋好友 qīnpénghǎoyǒu, [親朋好友], friends and family/kith and kin
乡亲 xiāngqīn, [鄉親], fellow countryman (from the same village)/local people/villager/the folks back h...
相亲相爱 xiāngqīnxiāngài, [相親相愛], to be kind and love one another (idiom); bound by deep emotions
和蔼可亲 héǎikěqīn, [和藹可親], affable/genial
直系亲属 zhíxìqīnshǔ, [直系親屬], next of kin/immediate dependant
亲家 qìngjia, [親家], parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law/relatives by marriage
可亲 kěqīn, [可親], kindly/nice/amiable
探亲 tànqīn, [探親], to go home to visit one's family
至亲 zhìqīn, [至親], next of kin/closely related
亲临 qīnlín, [親臨], to go in person
亲和力 qīnhélì, [親和力], (personal) warmth/approachability/accessibility/(in a product) user friendliness...
亲历 qīnlì, [親歷], personal experience
血亲 xuèqīn, [血親], kin/blood relation
成亲 chéngqīn, [成親], to get married
亲朋 qīnpéng, [親朋], relatives and friends
亲姐妹 远亲 yuǎnqīn, [遠親], a distant relative
亲和 qīnhé, [親和], to connect intimately (with)/amiable/affable
远房亲戚 亲娘 姻亲 yīnqīn, [姻親], affinity/in-laws
亲骨肉 六亲不认 liùqīnbùrèn, [六親不認], not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowance...
和亲 事必躬亲 shìbìgōngqīn, [事必躬親], to attend to everything personally
举目无亲 jǔmùwúqīn, [舉目無親], to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on/without...
亲缘 qīnyuán, [親緣], blood relationship/genetic relationship/consanguinity
亲切感 亲如一家 qīnrúyījiā, [親如一家], family-like close relationship (idiom)
亲事 qīnshì, [親事], marriage/CL:門|门[mén]
亲如兄弟 提亲 tíqīn, [提親], to propose marriage
父老乡亲 非亲非故 fēiqīnfēigù, [非親非故], lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)/fig. unrelated to one another in an...
娶亲 qǔqīn, [娶親], to take a wife
老父亲 大义灭亲 dàyìmièqīn, [大義滅親], to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family i...
授受不亲 亲闻 任人唯亲 rènrénwéiqīn, [任人唯親], to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism/corrupt appointment
皇亲国戚 huángqīnguóqī, [皇親國戚], the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
说亲 shuōqīn, [說親], to act as a matchmaker
抢亲 qiǎngqīn, [搶親], marriage by capture/bride kidnapping
攀亲 pānqīn, [攀親], to seek to profit by family ties
宗亲 先亲 亲家母 亲近感 省亲 xǐngqīn, [省親], to visit one's parents
亲笔信 亲征 qīnzhēng, [親征], to take to the field oneself (of emperor)/to take part in person in an expeditio...
思亲 sīqīn, [思親], to remember one's parents/to feel homesick for one's relatives
长亲 亲日派 至亲好友 亲代 qīndài, [親代], parent's generation/previous generation
会亲
故 ⇒
故事 gùshì/gùshi, old practice/CL:個|个[gè], narrative/story/tale
故意 gùyì, deliberately/on purpose
事故 shìgù, accident/CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
故障 gùzhàng, malfunction/breakdown/defect/shortcoming/fault/failure/impediment/error/bug (in ...
缘故 yuángù, [緣故], reason/cause
无缘无故 wúyuánwúgù, [無緣無故], no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
故乡 gùxiāng, [故鄉], home/homeland/native place/CL:個|个[gè]
故 gù, happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old/friend/therefore/hence/(o...
已故 yǐgù, the late/deceased
无故 wúgù, [無故], without cause or reason
何故 hégù, what for?/what's the reason?
世故 shìgù/shìgu, the ways of the world, sophisticated/worldly-wise
变故 biàngù, [變故], an unforeseen event/accident/misfortune
欲擒故纵 yùqíngùzòng, [欲擒故縱], In order to capture, one must let loose./to loosen the reins only to grasp them ...
典故 diǎngù, classical story or quote from the literature
故人 gùrén, old friend/the deceased
故事会 故技 故土 gùtǔ, native country/one's homeland
故居 gùjū, former residence
故里 gùlǐ, hometown/native place
一见如故 yījiànrúgù, [一見如故], familiarity at first sight
故弄玄虚 gùnòngxuánxū, [故弄玄虛], deliberately mystifying/to make sth unnecessarily complicated
故地重游 gùdìchóngyóu, [故地重遊], to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
故去 gùqù, to die/death
故友 gùyǒu, old friend/deceased friend
明知故犯 míngzhīgùfàn, deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
故伎重演 gùjìchóngyǎn, to repeat an old stratagem/up to one's old tricks
非亲非故 fēiqīnfēigù, [非親非故], lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)/fig. unrelated to one another in an...
故国 gùguó, [故國], country with an ancient history
故态复萌 gùtàifùméng, [故態復萌], to revert to old ways
如故 rúgù, as before/as usual/(to be) like old friends
因故 yīngù, for some reason
故事片 gùshipiàn, fictional film/feature film
故态 依然如故 yīránrúgù, back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement/Things haven't changed ...
故伎 gùjì, usual trick/old tactics
借故 jiègù, to find an excuse
故园 gùyuán, [故園], one's hometown
故而 gùér, therefore
亡故 wánggù, to die/to pass away
温故知新 wēngùzhīxīn, [溫故知新], to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)/to recall the past...
故此 gùcǐ, therefore
故地 gùdì, once familiar places/former haunts
故址 gùzhǐ, old site/site of sth (palace, ancient state etc) that no longer exists
故宅 gùzhái, former home
吐故纳新 tǔgùnàxīn, [吐故納新], lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fi...
故技重演 故交 gùjiāo, former acquaintance/old friend
责任事故 zérènshìgù, [責任事故], accident occurring due to negligence
原故 yuángù, variant of 緣故|缘故[yuán gù]
他乡遇故知 tāxiāngyùgùzhī, [他鄉遇故知], meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
病故 bìnggù, to die of an illness