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似是而非

sìshì-érfēi

apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

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Meaning of 似是而非 in English

sìshì-érfēiHSK 7–9Syllabus #9267
  1. apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

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HSK words with 似

类似HSK 5似的HSK 5似乎HSK 5相似HSK 5看似HSK 6好似HSK 7–9酷似HSK 7–9似曾相识HSK 7–9
是 on its own →
shì · to be (followed by substantives only)

HSK words with 是

是HSK 1但是HSK 2还是HSK 2可是HSK 3只是HSK 3总是HSK 3就是HSK 4老是HSK 4是否HSK 4要是HSK 4

HSK words with 而

而且HSK 3而HSK 4然而HSK 4从而HSK 5反而HSK 5因而HSK 5进而HSK 6而已HSK 7–9继而HSK 7–9时而HSK 7–9
非 on its own →
fēi · to not be; not

HSK words with 非

非常HSK 1非洲HSK 5除非HSK 6非HSK 7–9并非HSK 7–9非但HSK 7–9非得HSK 7–9非法HSK 7–9非凡HSK 7–9莫非HSK 7–9

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