并非 (bìng fēi) — how to say "not at all" in Chinese

并非

Not at all, by no means

verb

Character composition

并

and, together, simultaneously

非

not, no, negation

Radicals / Keys

干

Dry

#51 · gān · 3 strokes

非

Wrong

#175 · fēi · 8 strokes

Collocations

并非如此

bìng fēi rú cǐ

not so

并非偶然

bìng fēi ǒu rán

not coincidental

Examples

他并非不想去,只是没有时间。

It's not that he doesn't want to go, he just doesn't have time.

这并非容易。

This is not easy at all.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say "not at all" in Chinese?

"not at all" in Chinese is 并非 (bìng fēi).

What does 并非 mean in English?

并非 (bìng fēi) means "Not at all, by no means".

How is 并非 pronounced?

It is pronounced bìng fēi (written as bing fei, bingfei). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "not at all" in Chinese characters?

It is written 并非.

What HSK level is 并非?

并非 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.

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