异己

異己

yìjǐ

noun #31,522

Meanings

1 dissident
2 outsider
3 those holding opposing views
4 non-self; foreign (to the body)

Characters

different; foreign

Examples

HSK 7-9

他打击异己，独揽大权。

Tā dǎjī yìjǐ, dú lǎn dàquán.

He suppressed dissidents and seized all power for himself.

HSK 7-9

免疫系统会攻击异己细胞。

Miǎnyì xìtǒng huì gōngjī yìjǐ xìbāo.

The immune system attacks foreign cells.

Tips

usage

Two distinct domains: (1) politics - 排除异己 'to purge dissidents/rivals', a fixed phrase about authoritarian housekeeping; (2) biology - 'non-self', as in 异己抗原 (foreign antigen). The literal meaning, 'different from oneself', stitches both.

Stroke Order

异 yì

己 jǐ