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HSK
unusual; abnormal / extremely; exceptionally
HSK 6
objection; dissent
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
HSK 7-9
different mouths, same voice / to speak in unison (idiom)
HSK 7-9
the opposite sex / of the opposite sex / heterosexual / different in nature
HSK 7-9
isotretinoin (used in acne treatment)
exoticism / local color / exotic
(religion) a vision / strange phenomenon
foreign country / alien land
(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers
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
dissident
carbylamine / isocyanide
rare perfume
isobutane
heterosexuality / heterosexual love
heterogeneous
not the usual type / atypical / heterotype
to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
to shift; to alter / unusual change; abnormal move
different place / abroad
exotic / foreign
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  *異* | 異* | *異
different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate
variant Chinese character
difference / peculiar
foreign land / a place far from home
different function
unpleasant odor
different tribe
asynchronous
unusual condition / something odd / strange shape
hetero- / variety
variant form (of a Chinese character)
comparison / differences and similarities
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
stranger
unusual / extraordinary
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
eccentric / unusual person / talented individual
variant pronunciation (when the same character has more than one reading)
isomeric (chemistry)
heresy
different kind (sometimes with a connotation of strangeness or eccentricity)
fraternal twins
alienation (philosophy) / (of speech) dissimilation
heresy / heathenism
dissenting words
disloyalty / infidelity
dissident / alien / outsider / non-self / others
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
variant character / loan word / variant written form (for the same word) / different edition
differing opinion
isoprene
extraordinary splendor
member of another religion / heathen / pagan / heretic / apostate
foreign country
asynchronous transfer mode / ATM
isoprene rubber
extraordinary talent
(Tw) heterosexual woman; straight woman
extraordinary image
(Tw) heterosexual man; straight man
isomer (chemistry)
dissident / dissenting / dissent
(math.) skew lines
isopropanol / isopropyl alcohol C3H8O
a heretic
dissident
pica (medicine)
transvestism
isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid
(of twins) fraternal / dizygotic
foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
dissident
(chemistry) isopropylbenzene C9H12 (aka cumene)
allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)
to use the same method to treat different diseases (TCM)
dissenter / dissident
unusual sound; strange noise / to make a strange sound
Ibuprofen or Nurofen / nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), trade names Advil, Motrin, Nuprin etc, used as analgesic and antipyretic, e.g. for arthritis sufferers / also called 布洛芬
isoalloxazine (name of organic chemical)
long-distance romance / long-distance relationship
heterosexual sex
heterosexism
opposite polarities attract / (fig.) opposite sexes attract / opposites attract
amobarbital (drug) (loanword)
common nettle (Urtica dioica)
feeling surprised at sth
with different father (e.g. of half-brother)
allosaurus
(bird species of China) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus)
different opinion / dissident view / absurd remark
word having alternative pronunciations
heterogeneous network
variant
transponder / electronic device that responds to a radio code
allosaurus / also written 異特龍|异特龙


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