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莫非

mò fēi

could it be, is it possible that

adverb

Individual characters

莫mò · do not, there is none who›非fēi · non-, not-, un-, abbr. for Africa 非洲

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Example Sentences

莫非你也知道这个秘密？

mòfēi nǐ yě zhīdào zhègè mìmì ？

Could it be that you also know this secret?

你昨天没来，莫非你生病了？

nǐ zuótiān méi lái ， mòfēi nǐ shēngbìng le ？

You didn't come yesterday, is it possible that you were sick?

他这么高兴，莫非有好事发生？

tā zhème gāoxìng ， mòfēi yǒu hǎoshì fāshēng ？

He is so happy, could it be that something good happened?

Words with similar meanings

is it possible that

难道 is often used in a rhetorical question to express disbelief or surprise, somewhat similar to 莫非.

岂不是qǐbùshì

岂不是 carries a similar meaning and is used to suggest a possibility, typically in a questioning context.

Words Starting With 莫

莫名其妙mò míng qí miào

unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it; boring (e.g. movie)

Words Ending With 非

除非chú fēi

"only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless"

并非bìng fēi

only; nothing else

是非shì fēi

right and wrong; quarrel

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Expressing "could it be possible that" with "mofei"莫非…不成