绝非

絕非

juéfēi

adverb #13,547

Meanings

1 absolutely not
2 by no means

Characters

absolutely; utterly

not; wrong; non-

Examples

HSK 5

这绝非偶然。

Zhè juéfēi ǒurán.

This is by no means a coincidence.

HSK 7-9

成功绝非一朝一夕的事。

Chénggōng juéfēi yīzhāo-yīxī de shì.

Success is by no means something that happens overnight.

Tips

register

绝非 is a formal/literary expression. In casual speech, 绝对不是 or simply 肯定不是 are more natural. 绝非 appears frequently in essays, news, and formal speeches.

Stroke Order

绝 jué

非 fēi