似 sì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 以 according to
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
似是而非
sìshì'érfēi
specious; seemingly right but actually wrong
Characters in this word
是 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
而 ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 而 — and, and then, and yet
非 fēi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 非 — not, negative, non-
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这份报告数据详实，结论却似是而非。 Zhè fèn bàogào shùjù xiángshí, jiélùn què sìshì'érfēi. This report has detailed data, yet its conclusion is specious.
- 他的话听起来有道理，仔细一想却似是而非。 Tā de huà tīng qǐlái yǒu dàolǐ, zǐxì yī xiǎng què sìshì'érfēi. His words sound reasonable, but on closer thought they are seemingly right yet actually wrong.
- 网上流传的许多说法似是而非，我们要学会辨别。 Wǎng shàng liúchuán de xǔduō shuōfǎ sìshì'érfēi, wǒmen yào xuéhuì biànbié. Many claims circulating online are specious; we must learn to tell them apart.
Related words
- 类似 lèisì similar
- 相似 xiāngsì similar
- 似的 shìde as if (comparison)
- 似乎 sìhū seemingly; it seems
- 看似 kànsì to seem, to appear
- 好似 hǎosì to seem; to be like
- 酷似 kùsì to closely resemble
- 似曾相识 sìcéngxiāngshí to seem familiar; déjà vu
- 还是 háishi still; or (in questions)
- 是 shì to be; yes
- 是不是 shìbushì is it or not? (tag question)
- 但是 dànshì but