really not (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
並非
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
尽管他很外向，但他并非不喜欢安静。 jǐn guǎn tā hěn wài xiàng, dàn tā bìng fēi bù xǐ huān ān jìng. - Although he is very outgoing, he doesn't dislike quietness.
这个消息并非秘密，许多人都知道。 zhè ge xiāo xi bìng fēi mì mì, xǔ duō rén dōu zhī dào. - This news is not a secret; many people know about it.
这并非他的意见，而是整个团队的共识。 zhè bìng fēi tā de yì jiàn, ér shì zhěng gè tuán duì de gòng shí. - This is not his opinion but the consensus of the whole team.
尽管她说话很直接，但她并非没有心眼。 jǐn guǎn tā shuō huà hěn zhí jiē, dàn tā bìng fēi méi yǒu xīn yǎn. - Although she speaks very directly, she is not without cunning.
这个决定并非轻易做出的，需要深思熟虑。 zhè ge jué dìng bìng fēi qīng yì zuò chū de, xū yào shēn sī shú lǜ. - This decision was not made lightly; it required careful consideration.
Characters
非 fēi - un-; non-; short for Africa | HSK 5
并 bìng - be side by side; together; simultaneously; (used before a negative for emphasis with a tinge of refutation) actually, definitely; (used between two verbs or verbal phrases, etc.) and |