岂 (豈)
kǎi
Pinyin

Definition

岂 (豈)
 - 
kǎi
  1. old variant of 愷|恺[kǎi]
  2. old variant of 凱|凯[kǎi]
岂 (豈)
 - 
qǐ
  1. how? (emphatic question)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (5)

螘
yǐ
  1. 1 ant
  2. 2 variant: 蚁 yǐ
𫖮
yǐ
  1. 1 pleasing
  2. 2 respectful manner
硙
ái
  1. 1 snowy white
  2. 2 pure white
  3. 3 spotless
硙
wéi
  1. 1 see also: 硙硙 wéi wéi
硙
wèi
  1. 1 mill

Related Words (6)

岂
kǎi
  1. 1 old variant of 愷|恺[kǎi]
  2. 2 old variant of 凱|凯[kǎi]
岂敢
qǐ gǎn
  1. 1 how could one dare?
  2. 2 I don't deserve such praise
岂料
qǐ liào
  1. 1 who would have thought that
  2. 2 who would have expected that
岂有此理
qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ
  1. 1 how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
  2. 2 ridiculous
  3. 3 absurd
岂止
qǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 not only
  2. 2 far from
  3. 3 more than

Idioms (1)

岂有此理
qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ
  1. 1 how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
  2. 2 ridiculous
  3. 3 absurd

Sample Sentences

哇，那高速公路上的景象岂不是很壮观，一定大排长龙吧。
wā ，nà gāosùgōnglù shàng de jǐngxiàng qǐbùshì hěn zhuàngguān ，yīdìng dàpáichánglóng ba 。
Wow, then the scene on the highway must be pretty impressive, with tailbacks stretching back really far.
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岂敢岂敢，只是最近读认知语言学相关的文献，觉得很有趣罢了，就像你说的，古典分类理论描述的典型的鸟是以知更鸟为原型。
qǐgǎn qǐgǎn ，zhǐshì zuìjìn dú rènzhī xiāngguān de wénxiàn ，juéde hěn yǒuqù bàle ，jiù xiàng nǐshuōde ，gǔdiǎn fēnlèi lǐlùn miáoshù de diǎnxíng de niǎo shì yǐ zhīgèngniǎo wèi yuánxíng 。
I wouldn't dare, it's just that recently I've been reading some cognitive linguistics literature and I just thought it was interesting is all. Like you said, the model bird in classical taxonomic theory takes the robin as its prototype.
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岂止是辛苦一点，这样连属于自己的时间都没有了。
qǐzhǐ shì xīnkǔ yìdiǎn ，zhèyàng lián shǔyú zìjǐ de shíjiān dōu méiyǒu le 。
It’s not only tough, you barely have time for yourself.
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我的行李已经装不下了，再说您是我的半个亲人，这些东西修一修，又可以再利用，岂不是两全其美？
wǒ de xíngli yǐjīng zhuāng bù xià le ，zàishuō nín shì wǒ de bànge qīnrén ，zhèxiē dōngxi Xiū yī Xiū ，yòu kěyǐ zài lìyòng ，qǐ búshi liǎngquánqíměi ？
My bags are already full and you’re half my kin too. Isn’t it the best of both worlds that these things can be reused after some repairs.
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咳咳！四川气候温润，我们巴蜀女子确是皮肤白皙又甜美，个个像花一样，但是并不傻，岂能插在你们这些牛粪上！
hài hài ！Sìchuān qìhòu wēnrùn ，wǒmen bāshǔ nǚzǐ què shì pífū báixī yòu tiánměi ，gègè xiàng huā yīyàng ，dànshì bìngbù shǎ ，qǐnéng chā zài nǐmen zhèxiē niúfèn shàng ！
Ha ha! Sichuan has a humid climate. Our Sichuan women really have milky white skin, each one of them like flowers, but they're not naive, so I don't think they'd take if you shove them in a cow pie like you!
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你怎么能这么淡定呢，你不担心你家那位金屋藏娇啊？我们的婚姻法已经那么坑爹了，不给点舆论压力，岂不是更助长了出轨男人的气焰？
nǐ zěnme néng zhème dàndìng ne ，nǐ bù dānxīn nǐ jiā nà wèi jīnwūcángjiāo ā ？wǒmen de hūnyīn fǎ yǐjīng nàme kēngdiē le ，bù gěi diǎnr yúlùn yālì ，qǐbùshì gèng zhùcháng le chūguǐ nánrén de qìyàn ？
How can you be so calm? Aren't you worried about your husband taking a mistress? Our marriage law is already such a joke, so if there is no pressure from public opinion, wouldn't that just be more wind in the sails of cheating men?
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那你看，现在大数据这么流行，但真正用大数据来改善普罗大众生活的技术有多少？这台狗肉的电池交换系统就是一个利用大数据来整合能源使用率的系统，比起以前个人花费大把时间和费用给车子充电，岂不是聪明多了？
nà nǐ kàn ，xiànzài dà shùjù zhème liúxíng ，dàn zhēnzhèng yòng dà shùjù lái gǎishàn pǔluódàzhòng shēnghuó de jìshù yǒu duōshao ？zhè tái gǒuròu de diànchí jiāohuàn xìtǒng jiùshì yī gè lìyòng dà shùjù lái zhěnghé néngyuán shǐyòng lǜ de xìtǒng ，bǐqǐ yǐqián gèrén huāfèi dàbǎ shíjiān hé fèiyòng gěi chēzi chōngdiàn ，qǐbùshì cōngming duō le ？
Then look. Big data is so popular now, but how much can big data really be used to improve the technology for the average man on the street? This Goo Row battery exchange network uses big data to integrate battery usage systems, compared to the previous vehicle charging systems which meant people had to shell out time and money. Isn't it smarter?
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可是你们的咖啡都是五十八块，又没有十几块的小点心，这样我岂不是非得花一百多块？
kěshì nǐmen de kāfēi dōu shì wǔ shí bā kuài ，yòu méi yǒu shíjǐ kuài de xiǎo diǎnxīn ，zhèyàng wǒ qǐbúshì fēiděi huā yībǎiduō kuài ？
But your coffee is all priced at RMB58, and there aren't even any snacks priced at around RMB10, that way you're forcing me to spend over RMB100.
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能买，就是品种有限。据说第一笔比特币交易是一个人用一万比特币买了几个披萨。真是史上最贵的披萨！他看到现在涨成这样，岂不是要气得吐血！
néng mǎi ，jiùshì pǐnzhǒng yǒuxiàn 。jùshuō dì yī bǐ bǐtèbì jiāoyì shì yī gè rén yòng yīwàn bǐtèbì mǎi le jǐ ge pīsā 。zhēn shì shǐ shàng zuìguì de pīsā ！tā kàndào xiànzài zhǎng chéng zhèyàng ，qǐbùshì yào qì de tù xiě ！
You can buy things. It's just the kinds of things are limited. It's said that the first transaction using Bitcoins was when someone used 10,000 Bitcoins to buy a few pizzas. It's really history's most expensive pizza! That guy who saw this kind of increase in value has to be fuming with anger!
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