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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 似是而非
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 似是而非 | sì shì ér fēi | - apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom) |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 35,367 | 40,531 | 37,531 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 似 | shì | - used in 似的[shi4de5] |
| 似 | sì | - to seem - to appear - to resemble - similar - -like - pseudo- - (more) than |
| 似 | sì | - old variant of 似[si4] |
| 是 | shì | - to be (followed by substantives only) - correct; right; true - (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well - (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 是 | shì | - variant of 是[shi4] |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 非 | fēi | - abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa |
| 非 | fēi | - to not be; not - wrong; incorrect - non-; un-; in-; de- - to reproach; to blame - (coll.) to insist on; simply must |
Other Words Containing 似是而非
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 似是而非 | - | 9 | 35,367 | 40,531 | 37,531 |