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莫非 (mò fēi): Could it be that (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
莫 • mò • do not; there is none
mò
莫
do not; there is none
非 • fēi • un-; non-; short for Africa • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
fēi
非
un-; non-; short for Africa
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 莫非.
Words with
莫
莫名其妙
mò míng qí miào
be baffled; be in a fog
莫大
mò dà
greatest
一筹莫展
yì chóu mò zhǎn
Have no way out / Be at one's wits' end
变幻莫测
biàn huàn mò cè
unpredictable / ever-changing
莫名
mò míng
inexplicable, without reason
莫斯科
mò sī kē
Moscow
莫过于
mò guò yú
nothing can surpass
莫须有
mò xū yǒu
unfounded, fabricated (charges)
Words with
非
非常
fēi cháng
extremely
除非
chú fēi
only if; only when; unless
非洲
Fēi zhōu
Africa
并非
bìng fēi
really not
无非
wú fēi
nothing but; no more than; simply
是非
shì fēi
right and wrong; quarrel; dispute
非法
fēi fǎ
illegal; unlawful; illicit
非但
fēi dàn
Not only
4.
How to Use 莫非 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb + Object
with
是
mò
莫
fēi
非
shì
是
tā
他
neutral
Spoken
could it be him
Adverb + Noun
with
天意
mò
莫
fēi
非
tiān
天
yì
意
Idiom
with
隐情
mò
莫
fēi
非
lìng
另
yǒu
有
yǐn
隐
qíng
情
Adverb + Verb
with
如此
mò
莫
fēi
非
rú
如
cǐ
此
5.
Example Sentences with 莫非
mò
莫
fēi
非
nǐ
你
zǎo
早
yǐ
已
dòng
洞
xī
formal
could it be fate
formal
Written
could there be another hidden reason
formal
could it be so
悉
le
了
zhěng
整
jiàn
件
shì
事
qíng
情
de
的
lái
来
lóng
龙
qù
去
mài
脉
？
Could it be that you have long understood the whole story from beginning to end?
tā
他
rú
如
cǐ
此
jiān
坚
jué
决
dì
地
fǎn
反
duì
对
，
mò
莫
fēi
非
qí
其
zhōng
中
lìng
另
yǒu
有
yǐn
隐
qíng
情
。
He opposes it so resolutely; could it be that there are other hidden reasons?
mò
莫
fēi
非
guì
贵
gōng
公
sī
司
duì
对
cǐ
此
cì
次
hé
合
zuò
作
de
的
qián
前
jǐng
景
bìng
并
bú
不
kàn
看
hǎo
好
？
Could it be that your esteemed company is not optimistic about the prospects of this cooperation?
nǐ
你
mò
莫
fēi
非
cóng
从
wèi
未
kǎo
考
lǜ
虑
guò
过
zhè
这
ge
个
fāng
方
àn
案
kě
可
néng
能
dài
带
lái
来
de
的
yán
严
zhòng
重
hòu
后
guǒ
果
？
Could it be that you have never considered the serious consequences this plan might bring?
mò
莫
fēi
非
zhè
这
cì
次
kǎo
考
shì
试
zhēn
真
de
的
hěn
很
nán
难
，
dà
大
jiā
家
dōu
都
kǎo
考
dé
得
bù
不
hǎo
好
？
Could it be that this exam was really difficult, since everyone did poorly?
