截然不同

jiérán-bùtóng

idiom HSK 7-9 #10,052

Meanings

1 completely different
2 entirely distinct
3 poles apart

Characters

to cut; to sever

so; thus (adverb suffix)

Examples

HSK 3

这两种方法截然不同。

Zhè liǎng zhǒng fāngfǎ jiérán-bùtóng.

These two methods are completely different.

HSK 3

他和他哥哥的性格截然不同。

Tā hé tā gēge de xìnggé jiérán-bùtóng.

His personality is completely different from his brother's.

Tips

memory

截然 means 'sharply; clearly cut' (like 截断 = to cut off). Picture a clean, sharp cut separating two totally different things.

Stroke Order

截 jié

然 rán

不 bù

同 tóng