异常

異常

yìcháng

adjective HSK 6 #2,744

Meanings

1 unusual; abnormal; anomalous
2 exceptionally; unusually (as adverb)

Characters

different; unusual

normal; ordinary

Different from normal — abnormal or unusually so.

Examples

医生发现了异常情况。

Yīshēng fāxiàn le yì cháng qíngkuàng.

The doctor found an abnormal condition.

今天天气异常炎热。

Jīntiān tiānqì yì cháng yánrè.

The weather today is unusually hot.

系统检测到异常。

Xìtǒng jiǎncè dào yì cháng.

The system detected an anomaly.

他的行为非常异常。

Tā de xíngwéi fēicháng yì cháng.

His behavior is very abnormal.

Tips

usage

异常 as an adjective means 'abnormal' (异常现象 = abnormal phenomenon). As an adverb it means 'unusually/extremely' (异常兴奋 = unusually excited). In programming, 异常 = exception.

Stroke Order

异 yì

常 cháng