不同凡响

不同凡響

bùtóng-fánxiǎng

idiom #22,900

Meanings

他的演讲不同凡响，赢得了全场热烈掌声。

Tā de yǎnjiǎng bùtóngfánxiǎng, yíngdé le quánchǎng rèliè zhǎngshēng.

His speech was extraordinary and earned enthusiastic applause from the entire audience.

这位年轻艺术家的作品真是不同凡响。

Zhèwèi niánqīng yìshùjiā de zuòpǐn zhēnshì bùtóngfánxiǎng.

The works of this young artist are truly out of the ordinary.

memory

Literally: "not the same as a common chord." 凡响 = ordinary sound/chord. Something 不同凡响 strikes a note no ordinary thing could match.

不 bù

同 tóng

凡 fán

响 xiǎng