mò​fēi HSK7

could it be

莫非 mò​fēi
could it be adverb
can it be possible that; expressing a suspicion or conjecture, often used in rhetorical questions

He hasn't replied yet; could it be that he didn't receive my email?

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.41 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
8.54 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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