travel by plane ■ 我 们全家明天坐飞机去上海。Wǒmen quán jiā míngtiān zuò fēijī qù
Shànghǎi. My family will go to Shanghai tomorrow by air. 飞机票 fēijī piào air ticket / 飞机场 fēijī chǎng
airport / 开飞机 kāi fēijī pilot a plane
fēi qín zǒu shòu 飞禽走兽 IDIOM flying fowls and running beasts, birds and beasts of all kinds
fēixiáng 飞翔 [comp: 飞 fly + 翔 fly] V circle in the air (like an eagle), hover
fēiyuè 飞跃 [comp: 飞 fly + 跃 leap] I V go forward in leaps and bounds II N sudden and rapid
development
fēi 非 ADV not, do not
fēi ...
bùkē 非 ... 不可 ADV have no choice but to ..., simply must ... ■ 我今天非写完这个报告不 可。Wǒ
jīntiān fēi xiěwán zhège bàogào bùkě. I simply must finish writing this report today.
NOTE: 非...不 ... fēi ... bùkě is used to emphasize the verb after 非 fēi. 不可 bùkě may be omitted, e.g. 我 今天非
写完这个报告。Wǒ jīntiān fēi xiēwán zhège bàogào. I simply must finish writing this report today.fēicháng 非常 [modif: 非 not + 常 usual] ADV unusually, very ■ 中国非常大。Zhōngguó fēicháng dà.
China is very big. ■ 我非常想去新加坡旅 行。Wǒ fēicháng xiǎng qù Xīnjiāpō lǚxíng. I very
much want to take a trip to Singapore.
fēifǎ 非法 [modif: 非 not + 法 legal] ADJ illegal, unlawful 非法收入 fēifǎ shōurù illegal income
Fēizhōu 非洲 [modif: 非 Africa + 洲 continent] N Africa
féi 肥 ADJ fat, fattened ■ 这头猪真肥！Zhè tóu zhū zhēn féi! What a fat pig!
NOTE: 肥 féi is normally used to describe animals. It is insulting to use it to describe humans.féiliào 肥料 [modif: 肥 fat, fatten + 料 material] N fertilizer 有机肥料 yǒujī féiliào organic fertilizer
féiwò 肥沃 [comp: 肥 fat + 沃 fertile] ADJ (of soil) fertile
féizào 肥皂 N soap (块 kuài) 肥皂粉 féizàofěn detergent powder
fěi 诽 TRAD 誹 V slander
fěibàng 诽谤 [comp: 诽 slander + 谤 slander] V slander, libel
fěi 匪 N bandit
fěitú 匪徒 N bandit, brigand, criminal thug
fèi 肺 N the lungs ■ 吸烟伤害肺。Xīyān shānghài fèi. Smoking harms the lungs.
fèi 费 TRAD 費 1 N fee, charge ■ 我一个月要花很多 钱交各种各样的费。Wǒ yí ge yuè yào huā hěn
duō qián jiāo gè-zhǒng-gè-yàng de fèi. I spend a lot of money on various fees every month. 管理费
guǎnlǐ fèi administration charge / 机场费 jīchǎng fèi airport tax / 交费 jiāo fèi pay fees, a charge, etc. / 水电
费 shuǐdiàn fèi water and electricity bill / 学费 xué fèi tuition fee 2 V cost, spend ■ 他费了很多钱才把车
修好。Tā fèi le hěn duō qián cái bǎ chē xiūhǎo. Only after spending a small fortune did he get his
car repaired. 费了九牛二虎之力 fèi le jiǔ-niú-èr-hǔ zhī lì spend the strength of nine bulls and two tigers,
make tremendous efforts ■ 我费了九牛二虎之力才完成 这个任务。Wǒ fèi le jiǔ-niú-èr-hǔ zhī lì
cái wánchéng zhège rènwù. It was with tremendous effort that I accomplished the task.
fèiyòng 费用 N expense, cost ■ 在这个国家念大 学，一年的费用是多少？Zài zhège guójiā niàn
dàxué, yìnián de fèi yòng shì duōshǎo? How much is the annual cost of studying in a university in
this country? 生活费用 shēnghuó fèiyòng living expenses, cost of living / 办公费用 bàngōng fèiyòng
administration cost, overheads
fèi 废 TRAD 廢 ADJ useless
fèichú 废除 V abolish, abrogate
fèihuà 废话 [modif: 废 useless + 话 words] N nonsense, rubbish
fèipǐn 废品 [modif: 废 useless + 品 article] N junk, reject, useless product 废品回收 fèipǐn huíshōu
collecting junk, waste recycling