Ideographic: Two bird's wings opposed; two people back-to-backRadical:

meaning for fēi:

  • - to not be
  • - not
  • - wrong
  • - incorrect
  • - non-
  • - un-
  • - in-
  • - to reproach or blame
  • - (colloquial) to insist on
  • - simply must
  • - abbr. for 非洲 , Africavery
  • - very much
  • - unusual
  • - extraordinaryreally isn'tAfrica
  • - abbr. for 阿非利加洲 illegalSouth Africa

fēi
zhíxiànyùndòng直线运动
shì
wùlǐxué物理学
zhōng
de
yīgè一个
zhòngyào重要
gàiniàn概念

Nonlinear motion is an important concept in physics.


rúguǒ如果
suǒ
yán
fēi
liánfǎng莲舫
jiāng
chéngwéi成为
shǒuwèi首位
jìnrù进入
rìběn日本
nèigé内阁
de
huáyì华裔
nǚxìng女性

If it comes true, Renho will become the first female of Chinese origin to enter the cabinet.


zài
qījiān期间
zhěnggè整个
sūlián苏联
de
fēi
éluósī俄罗斯
shǎoshùmínzú少数民族
gǔdòng鼓动
zhe
dúlì独立

Non-Russian minority groups throughout the Soviet Union agitated for independence during this period.


duì
wéndàng文档
bǎnběn版本
bǐjiào比较
shēngshū生疏
duì
fēi
chéngxùyuán程序员
láishuō来说

Document versioning is foreign (to non-programmers).


wǒmen我们
xūyào需要
shìjiè世界
xūyào需要
yīgè一个
xīnxīnxiàngróng欣欣向荣
ér
fēi
gǒuhuó苟活
shì
de
měiguó美国

We need, and the world needs, an America that is thriving not just surviving.