What does 似是而非 mean in Chinese?
似是而非 (sìshì-érfēi) means apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
似是而非
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 似是而非
How do you pronounce 似是而非?
似是而非 is pronounced sìshì-érfēi.
Is 似是而非 an HSK word?
似是而非 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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