异
Ancient forms
3 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
yì yi4
- different
- other
- hetero-
- unusual
- strange
- surprising
- to distinguish
- to separate
- to discriminate
Example sentences
- The amount of time spent asleep can vary from person to person.
- The weather has been unusual this year.
HSK words with 异
- 异常 yìcháng unusual; abnormal
- 差异 chāyì difference; discrepancy
- 异性 yìxìng the opposite sex
- 怪异 guàiyì monstrous
- 变异 biànyì variation
- 异议 yìyì objection
- 优异 yōuyì exceptional; outstandingly good
- 诧异 chàyì flabbergasted
- 异想天开 yìxiǎngtiānkāi to imagine the wildest thing
- 异口同声 yìkǒutóngshēng different mouths, same voice
- 日新月异 rìxīnyuèyì daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)
- 大同小异 dàtóngxiǎoyì virtually the same
- 因人而异 yīnrénéryì varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
- 奇花异草 qíhuāyìcǎo very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)