异乎寻常

異乎尋常

yìhūxúncháng

phrase #28,698

Meanings

1 unusual
2 extraordinary
3 out of the ordinary

Characters

different; strange

in; at; from (classical particle)

to seek; ordinary

ordinary; usual

Examples

今天的天气异乎寻常地寒冷。

Jīntiān de tiānqì yìhūxúncháng de hánlěng.

The weather today is unusually cold.

她对音乐有着异乎寻常的天赋。

Tā duì yīnyuè yǒuzhe yìhūxúncháng de tiānfù.

She has an extraordinary talent for music.

Tips

usage

异乎寻常 is a formal phrase meaning 'different from the norm.' It is often followed by 地 when used adverbially: 异乎寻常地 (unusually/extraordinarily).

Stroke Order

异 yì

乎 hū

寻 xún

常 cháng