# 是非 (shìfēi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 是非 (shìfēi) means “right and wrong; dispute”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: right and wrong; dispute
- Pinyin: shìfēi (shi4 fei1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 父母应该教孩子明辨是非。
  Fùmǔ yīnggāi jiāo háizi míngbiàn shìfēi.
  Parents should teach their children to distinguish right from wrong.

## Characters

- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is
- [非](https://hanziro.com/word/fei-not-be/) (fēi): to not be; wrong

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-fei-right-and-wrong/

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