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magical / miraculous / mystical
marker (writing instrument)
foreign country / alien land
to shift; to alter / unusual change; abnormal move
all different / each unto his own
to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation
exceptional; outstandingly good
HSK 7-9
not the usual type / atypical / heterotype
flabbergasted / astonished
HSK 7-9
differing from one another / mutually different
unusual; abnormal / extremely; exceptionally
HSK 6
long-distance romance / long-distance relationship
isotretinoin (used in acne treatment)
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
HSK 7-9
foreign land / a place far from home
different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
bizarre dress
dissident / dissenting / dissent
dissenter / dissident
variation
HSK 7-9
heterosexism
monstrous / strange / strange phenomenon
HSK 7-9
nothing other than / to differ in no way from / the same as / to amount to
variant spelling of the same Chinese word, e.g. 筆劃|笔划 and 筆畫|笔画 / exact synonym and homonym written with different characters
(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers / half (brother or sister)
unusual / extraordinary
exotic / foreign
the opposite sex / of the opposite sex / heterosexual / different in nature
HSK 7-9
to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
different mouths, same voice / to speak in unison (idiom)
HSK 7-9
difference; discrepancy
HSK 6
(chemistry) isopropylbenzene C9H12 (aka cumene)
different tribe
a heretic
isobutane
virtually the same / differing only on small points
HSK 7-9
very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
HSK 7-9
opposite polarities attract / (fig.) opposite sexes attract / opposites attract
lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas / strange bedfellows / marital dissension
catabolism (biology) / metabolic breaking down and waste disposal / dissimilation
with different father (e.g. of half-brother)
to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
to project singular splendor or radiance / to perform brilliantly
dissident
fantastic / bizarre / odd / exotic / astonished
extraordinary splendor
dissident
deity / monster / strange / mysterious / supernatural
to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)
member of another religion / heathen / pagan / heretic / apostate
asynchronous
exceptionally good / excellent / clearly outstanding / distinctive / peculiar / unique
comparison / differences and similarities
to use the same method to treat different diseases (TCM)
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
isomer (chemistry)
kiwi fruit / Chinese gooseberry
extraordinary talent / exceptionally gifted
isomeric (chemistry)
differentiation (of a product from its competitors etc)
new and different / novelty
(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers / half (brother or sister)
exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
difference
daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) / every day sees new developments / rapid progress
HSK 7-9
differing opinion
asynchronous transfer mode / ATM
different kind (sometimes with a connotation of strangeness or eccentricity)
fraternal twins
unpleasant odor
difference / peculiar
variant Creutzfeldt-Jacobs disease, vCJD
sexual dimorphism
enantiomeric isomerism (chemistry)
enantiomeric isomer (chemistry)
(idiom) to put aside differences and work together; to seek common ground and cooperate
sth else / a separate matter / not the same thing / with different jobs (not colleagues) / a remarkable thing / sth special / an odd thing / sth strange or incomprehensible
dissident / alien / outsider / non-self / others
different function
variant
pica (medicine)
to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment) / to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill
(logic, computing) XOR; exclusive or
totally different
foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
dissenting words
specific / specificity / idiosyncrasy
(religion) a vision / strange phenomenon
variant / variant strain (of virus)
rare / precious and odd
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different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate
objection; dissent
HSK 7-9
foreign country
myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
isoprene rubber
rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form
hetero- / variety
different / dissimilar
to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty / never satisfied with what one has

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