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

HSK 4

今天的天气异乎寻常地寒冷。

Jīntiān de tiānqì yìhūxúncháng de hánlěng.

The weather today is unusually cold.

HSK 7-9

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