Word: 非 (fēi) 非 dictionary entry fēi to not be; wrong; non-; to reproach; to insist on Full dictionary entry for 非 Example sentences using 非 16 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 书到用时方恨少，事非经过不知难 shū dào yòng shí fāng hèn shǎo, shì fēi jīngguò bùzhī nán only when you need books do you regret having read too few; you don't know a task is hard until you've done it 事非经过不知难 shì fēi jīngguò bùzhī nán unless you've been through something, you don't know how hard it is 他乡虽好，终非久留之地 tā xiāng suī hǎo, zhōng fēi jiǔliú zhī dì though a foreign land is fine, it is not a place to stay long 又不是非他不可。 Yòu bú shì fēi tā bùkě. He's not the only fish in the sea. 处家人情,非钱不行 chǔ jiā rénqíng,fēi qián bùxíng for family life and social courtesies, nothing works without money 如果非要在这份爱上加上一个期限，我希望是……一万年！ Rúguǒ fēi yào zài zhè fèn ài shàng jiāshàng yí gè qīxiàn, wǒ xīwàng shì……yí wànnián! If I have to put a time limit on this love, I hope it's… ten thousand years! 客气非朋友,朋友不客气 kèqi fēi péngyou,péngyou bú kèqi those who stand on ceremony aren't friends; friends don't stand on ceremony 恨小非君子，无毒不丈夫 hèn xiǎo fēi jūnzǐ, wúdúbúzhàngfū he who bears no grudge is no gentleman; he who isn't ruthless is no real man 有恩不报非丈夫 yǒu ēn bú bào fēi zhàngfu one who doesn't repay a kindness is no real man 权力之争，非我即敌。 Quánlì zhī zhēng, fēi wǒ jí dí. Everyone who isn't us is an enemy. 民非水火不生活 mín fēi shuǐhuǒ bù shēnghuó people can't live without water and fire 知恩不报非君子 zhī'ēnbúbào fēi jūnzǐ one who knows a kindness and doesn't repay it is no gentleman 见死不救非君子，见义不为枉为人 jiànsǐbújiù fēi jūnzǐ, jiàn yì bù wéi wǎng wéi rén watching death without helping is not a gentleman; seeing justice and not acting, one is a man in vain 量小非君子，无度不丈夫 liàng xiǎo fēi jūnzǐ, wúdù bú zhàngfu small capacity is no gentleman; without tolerance, no real man 量小非君子，无毒不丈夫 liàng xiǎo fēi jūnzǐ, wúdúbúzhàngfū small capacity is no gentleman; without venom, no real man 非等一年不可。 Fēi děng yì nián bùkě. It's necessary to wait one year.