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岂 - qǐ

how? what?

how? what?

How to read 岂

Click 岂 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

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Pinyin
Englishhow? what?
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

岂不 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 岂敢. Please read 岂料 one more time.

Common words with this character

how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...?
how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise
who would have thought that; who would have expected that
not only; far from; more than

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 岂 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 岂不 and 岂敢 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 岂.