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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

似是而非

sìshì'érfēi
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

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

  1. specious
  2. seemingly true but actually wrong

Stroke order

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
Words with 似
类似相似似的似乎好似看似酷似似曾相识
是
shì
to be; is
Words with 是
是还是是不是但是可是老是正是就是
而
ér
(conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet
Words with 而
而且而而是反而然而从而因而时而
非
fēi
to not be; wrong
Words with 非
非常非除非并非非得非法非凡莫非