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HSK
exceptional; outstandingly good
HSK 7-9
(medicine) endometriosis
virtually the same / differing only on small points
HSK 7-9
very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
HSK 7-9
a heretic
difference; discrepancy
HSK 6
unusual; abnormal / extremely; exceptionally
HSK 6
asynchronous
(literary) astonished; shocked; amazed
long-distance romance / long-distance relationship
space alien; extraterrestrial
the opposite sex / of the opposite sex / heterosexual / different in nature
HSK 7-9
deity / monster / strange / mysterious / supernatural
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
HSK 7-9
different mouths, same voice / to speak in unison (idiom)
HSK 7-9
all different / each unto his own
rare treasure (idiom)
monstrous / strange / strange phenomenon
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
HSK 7-9
(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers / half (brother or sister)
to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation
to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty / never satisfied with what one has
differentiation (of a product from its competitors etc)
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄
variation
HSK 7-9
flabbergasted / astonished
HSK 7-9
variant Creutzfeldt-Jacobs disease, vCJD
variant / variant strain (of virus)
foreign land / a place far from home
difference
(idiom) to put aside differences and work together; to seek common ground and cooperate
opposite polarities attract / (fig.) opposite sexes attract / opposites attract
disloyalty / infidelity
differing slightly
exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
heterosexual sex
to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment) / to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill
different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
objection; dissent
HSK 7-9
variant form (of a Chinese character)
member of another religion / heathen / pagan / heretic / apostate
sexual coloration
dissident
stranger
gravitational anomaly (geology)
entirely different / quite separate
daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) / every day sees new developments / rapid progress
HSK 7-9
to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
heresy / heathenism
distinction / differentiation
a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维)
dissenter / dissident
variant pronunciation (when the same character has more than one reading)
new and different / novelty
exoticism / local color / exotic
magnetic anomaly (geology)
magical / miraculous / mystical
political dissident
isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid
eccentric / unusual person / talented individual
isomer (chemistry)
(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers
different kind (sometimes with a connotation of strangeness or eccentricity)
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
different / dissimilar
to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
isomeric (chemistry)
marker (writing instrument)
dissident
fantastic / bizarre / odd / exotic / astonished
not the usual type / atypical / heterotype
asynchronous transfer mode / ATM
heresy
difference / discrepancy
supernatural power / extrasensory perception
totally different
fraternal twins
to be surprised / to be astonished
amyl nitrite
(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers / half (brother or sister)
to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
to divorce
(of talent) outstanding / exceptional
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different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate
comparison / differences and similarities
unpleasant odor
foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
to be decapitated (idiom)
sexual dimorphism
different opinion / dissident view / absurd remark
with different father (e.g. of half-brother)
(Tw) heterosexual woman; straight woman
transvestism
variant
rare perfume
unusual sound; strange noise / to make a strange sound
sodium dichloroisocyanurate
excellence award / merit award
enantiomeric isomer (chemistry)

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