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Pīnyīn
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HSK
unusual; abnormal / extremely; exceptionally
HSK 6
difference; discrepancy
HSK 6
flabbergasted / astonished
HSK 7-9
the opposite sex / of the opposite sex / heterosexual / different in nature
HSK 7-9
objection; dissent
HSK 7-9
exceptional; outstandingly good
HSK 7-9
monstrous / strange / strange phenomenon
HSK 7-9
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
daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) / every day sees new developments / rapid progress
HSK 7-9
virtually the same / differing only on small points
HSK 7-9
very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
HSK 7-9
variation
HSK 7-9
isotretinoin (used in acne treatment)
foreign country / alien land
not the usual type / atypical / heterotype
rare perfume
fantastic / bizarre / odd / exotic / astonished
rare treasure (idiom)
strange / weird
to shift; to alter / unusual change; abnormal move
difference / discrepancy
different place / abroad
deity / monster / strange / mysterious / supernatural
supernatural power / extrasensory perception
exceptionally good / excellent / clearly outstanding / distinctive / peculiar / unique
exotic / foreign
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different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate
differing from one another / mutually different
variant Chinese character
difference / peculiar
foreign land / a place far from home
kiwi fruit / Chinese gooseberry
nothing other than / to differ in no way from / the same as / to amount to
different function
isomeric (chemistry)
unpleasant odor
different tribe
to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
asynchronous
all different / each unto his own
to divorce
totally different
(idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
unusual condition / something odd / strange shape
hetero- / variety
to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment) / to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill
variant form (of a Chinese character)
comparison / differences and similarities
magical / miraculous / mystical
rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form
different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
exoticism / local color / exotic
stranger
to be decapitated (idiom)
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄
to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty / never satisfied with what one has
unusual / extraordinary
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
member of another religion / heathen / pagan / heretic / apostate
bizarre dress
(idiom) to put aside differences and work together; to seek common ground and cooperate
eccentric / unusual person / talented individual
variant pronunciation (when the same character has more than one reading)
lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas / strange bedfellows / marital dissension
(of talent) outstanding / exceptional
rare / precious and odd
new and different / novelty
heresy
different opinion / dissident view / absurd remark
to be narrowly partisan / to unite with those of the same views but alienate those with different views
different kind (sometimes with a connotation of strangeness or eccentricity)
rare and exotic flora (idiom)
fraternal twins
allosaurus / also written 異特龍|异特龙
amazed
highly intelligent / original and unique
alienation (philosophy) / (of speech) dissimilation
exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
heterogeneous
heresy / heathenism
different / dissimilar
(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers
allotropy
isomer (chemistry)
marvelous / magnificent
dissenting words
disloyalty / infidelity
dissident / alien / outsider / non-self / others
with different father (e.g. of half-brother)
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
catabolism (biology) / metabolic breaking down and waste disposal / dissimilation
entirely different / quite separate
variant character / loan word / variant written form (for the same word) / different edition
to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation
differing opinion
isoprene
to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
extraordinary splendor

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