right and wrong; quarrel; dispute (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
是非 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
分辨是非是每个人的责任。 fēnbiàn shìfēi shì měi gè rén de zérèn. - Distinguishing right from wrong is everyone's responsibility.
有时候很难分清是非。 yǒu shíhòu hěn nán fēn qīng shìfēi. - Sometimes it's difficult to distinguish between right and wrong.
他们讨论了这个问题的是非。 tāmen tǎolùn le zhège wèntí de shìfēi. - They discussed the rights and wrongs of this issue.
道德规范帮助我们判断是非。 dàodé guīfàn bāngzhù wǒmen pànduàn shìfēi. - Ethical standards help us judge right from wrong.
在法庭上评判是非是法官的责任。 zài fǎtíng shàng píngpàn shìfēi shì fǎguān de zérèn. - Judging right from wrong in court is the responsibility of judges.
Characters
是 shì - to be | HSK 1
非 fēi - un-; non-; short for Africa | HSK 5