# 似是而非 (sìshì'érfēi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 似是而非 (sìshì'érfēi) means “specious; seemingly true but actually wrong”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: specious; seemingly true but actually wrong
- Pinyin: sìshì'érfēi (si4 shi4 er2 fei1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 不要被那些似是而非的观点迷惑。
  Bùyào bèi nàxiē sìshì-érfēi de guāndiǎn míhuò.
  Do not be fooled by those specious arguments.

## Characters

- 似 (sì): to seem; to appear
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is
- [而](https://hanziro.com/word/er-and-as-well/) (ér): (conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet
- [非](https://hanziro.com/word/fei-not-be/) (fēi): to not be; wrong

https://hanziro.com/word/si-shi-er-fei-specious/

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