Chinese symbol for “alternative”
非主流
fēi zhǔ liú
alternative; non-mainstream
The closest CC-CEDICT match for alternative is 非主流 (fēi zhǔ liú), defined as: alternative; non-mainstream.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “alternative”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 备选 (備選) | bèi xuǎn | alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc) |
| 选项 (選項) | xuǎn xiàng | option; alternative; choice; to choose a project |
| 选择 (選擇) | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative |
| 另类 (另類) | lìng lèi | offbeat; alternative |
| 替代品 | tì dài pǐn | substitute; alternative |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 非主流.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 非法 | fēi fǎ | illegal |
| 并非 (並非) | bìng fēi | really isn't |
| 除非 | chú fēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when |
| 是非 | shì fēi | right and wrong; quarrel; dispute |
| 无非 (無非) | wú fēi | only; nothing else |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy; democratic |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | to exchange; exchange |
See also: Japanese symbol for “alternative”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.