岂

The character "岂" has 6 strokes. "岂" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "岂" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "岂" are "qǐ" "kǎi" . View the stroke order of "岂">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "岂"

adv.: used to ask a rhetorical question

Form words with "岂"

Example phrases using "岂"

• 接受这种工程岂不是有点以苦为乐的意味？

  Isn't there some masochism involved in taking on this kind of project?

• 以色列家阿，我的道岂不公平吗。

  O house of Israel, are not my ways equal?

• 彼拉多说：“我岂是犹太人呢？

  Am I a Jew?" Pilate replied.

• 现今岂不是在亚扪人的拉巴吗? )

  It is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.

• 我岂有一刻敢自认是全知全能。

  How can there be moments when I feel as if I understand it all?

• 岂向你连连恳求，或说柔和的话么？

  Will he make many supplications unto you , or speak soft words to you

• 这剩下的，我岂要作成可憎的物么？

  Then shall I make the rest of it into an abomination?

• 岂不是，因为我太爱人类了吗？

  Was it not because I loved men far too well?

• 这件事给邻居们知道，岂不笑歪了嘴？

  When neighbors heard of the matter, wouldn't they laugh their heads off? (they'd laugh their heads off. )

• 神岂不是叫这世上的智慧变成愚拙吗。

  Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?