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fēi

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fēi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fēi | fei1
English translation
(phonetic component)
coffee; morphine

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About fēi

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

fēi

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of fēi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口非

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Fēi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and Fēi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using fēi

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Jiā táng dào 咖啡 kāfēi Zhōng ,直至 zhí zhì gòu tián 为止 wéi zhǐ .

Add sugar into coffee until it is sweat enough.

许多 xǔduō rén zài chá huò 咖啡 kāfēi Zhōng fàng jìn 人造 rén zào 甜味剂 tián wèi jì .

A lot of people use artificial sweeteners in their tea or coffee.

老练 lǎo liàn de yòng shǒu 示意 shìyì 侍者 shì zhě sòng lái Xīn zhǔ de 咖啡 kāfēi .

With a practised hand he motioned a waiter to bring a fresh pot of coffee.

辛楣 恍然大悟 huǎngrándàwù dào : zhè shì hōng 小孩子 xiǎo hái zi de 咖啡 kāfēi 方糖 fāng táng ——

" That's coffee candy to cajole children with,'said Hsin - mei , suddenly understanding.

进口 jìnkǒu de 咖啡 kāfēi 经过 jīngguò 烘焙 hōng bèi pèi 包装 bāozhuāng 成为 chéngwéi 制成品 zhì chéng pǐn .

The coffees are roasted, blended and packaged as finished products.

Words with fēi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
咖啡 kāfēi coffee (loanword)咖啡 kāfēi
咖啡店 kā fēi diàn café咖啡店 kā fēi diàn
吗啡 mǎ fēi morphine (loanword)嗎啡
咖啡因 kā fēi yīn caffeine (loanword)咖啡因 kā fēi yīn
咖啡厅 kā fēi tīng coffee shop咖啡廳
咖啡色 kā fēi sè brown咖啡色 kā fēi sè
咖啡馆 kā fēi guǎn café咖啡館
fēi (phonetic component) fēi
咖啡豆 kā fēi dòu coffee beans咖啡豆 kā fēi dòu
咖啡壶 kā fēi hú coffee pot咖啡壺
咖啡屋 kā fēi wū café咖啡屋 kā fēi wū
内啡肽 nèi fēi tài endorphin內啡肽

fēi Decomposition & Compounds

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fēi Decomposition

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