并非 (bìng fēi) — really isn't in Mandarin
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#1291 most common word · HSK 6 · CEFR C1
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
并非 is pronounced bìng fēi. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
tā de chéng gōng bìng fēi ǒu rán, ér shi nǔ lì de jié guǒ。
His success is not a matter of chance, but the result of hard work.
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What does 并非 mean?+
并非 (bìng fēi) means "really isn't" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 并非?+
并非 is pronounced bìng fēi. It uses the tone 4 (falling), then the tone 1 (high flat). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 并非 in Mandarin?+
并非 is the #1291 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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