迥异

迥異

jiǒngyì

adjective #27,351

Meanings

1 totally different
2 vastly different
3 poles apart

Characters

far; distant; vastly (used to intensify differences)

different; strange; unusual

Examples

两人的性格迥异，却成了好朋友。

Liǎng rén de xìnggé jiǒngyì, què chéng le hǎo péngyou.

The two have totally different personalities, yet became good friends.

他这次的表现与上次迥异。

Tā zhè cì de biǎoxiàn yǔ shàng cì jiǒngyì.

His performance this time was vastly different from last time.

Tips

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迥异 is a formal/literary expression. In everyday speech, 完全不同 (wánquán bùtóng) or 截然不同 (jiérán bùtóng) are more common alternatives with the same meaning.

Stroke Order

迥 jiǒng

异 yì