非此即彼
fēi cǐ jí bǐ
Pinyin

Definition

非此即彼
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fēi cǐ jí bǐ
  1. either this or that
  2. one or the other

Related Words (20)

即
jí
  1. 1 namely
  2. 2 that is
  3. 3 i.e.
  4. 4 prompt
  5. 5 at once
  6. 6 at present
  7. 7 even if
  8. 8 prompted (by the occasion)
  9. 9 to approach
  10. 10 to come into contact
  11. 11 to assume (office)
  12. 12 to draw near
即使
jí shǐ
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
即将
jí jiāng
  1. 1 on the eve of
  2. 2 to be about to
  3. 3 to be on the verge of
如此
rú cǐ
  1. 1 in this way
  2. 2 so
彼此
bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 one another
此
cǐ
  1. 1 this
  2. 2 these
此刻
cǐ kè
  1. 1 this moment
  2. 2 now
  3. 3 at present
立即
lì jí
  1. 1 immediately
非
Fēi
  1. 1 abbr. for 非洲[Fēi zhōu], Africa
非常
fēi cháng
  1. 1 very
  2. 2 very much
  3. 3 unusual
  4. 4 extraordinary
即便
jí biàn
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
  3. 3 right away
  4. 4 immediately
即刻
jí kè
  1. 1 immediately
  2. 2 instant
  3. 3 instantly
即日
jí rì
  1. 1 this or that very day
  2. 2 in the next few days
即时
jí shí
  1. 1 immediate
因此
yīn cǐ
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 consequently
  3. 3 as a result
彼岸
bǐ àn
  1. 1 the other shore
  2. 2 (Buddhism) paramita
从此
cóng cǐ
  1. 1 from now on
  2. 2 since then
  3. 3 henceforth
此前
cǐ qián
  1. 1 before this
  2. 2 before then
  3. 3 previously
此外
cǐ wài
  1. 1 besides
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 moreover
  4. 4 furthermore
此时
cǐ shí
  1. 1 now
  2. 2 this moment

Idioms (20)

一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
  1. 1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit it off
  3. 3 to click together
  4. 4 to chime in easily
一蹴即至
yī cù jí zhì
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
  2. 2 to share everything
  3. 3 to be on very intimate terms
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
  1. 1 things are very different now (idiom)
  2. 2 times have changed
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
  1. 1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
  1. 1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
但愿如此
dàn yuàn rú cǐ
  1. 1 if only it were so
  2. 2 I hope so (idiom)
倘能如此
tǎng néng rú cǐ
  1. 1 if it is possible (idiom)
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
  1. 1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
  1. 1 duplicity
  2. 2 hypocrisy (idiom)
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
  3. 3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái
  1. 1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
  2. 2 always at sb's beck and call
呼之即来，挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
  1. 1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
  2. 2 always at sb's beck and call
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 between laughter and tears
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
多此一举
duō cǐ yī jǔ
  1. 1 to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
  2. 2 gilding the lily
彼倡此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
  1. 1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
彼唱此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
  1. 1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
志不在此
zhì bù zài cǐ
  1. 1 to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)

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