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异常

異常
yìcháng
adjective HSK 6 #2,744

Meanings

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

Characters

异
yì
different; unusual
常
cháng
normal; ordinary
Different from normal - abnormal or unusually so.

Examples

HSK 2
他的行为非常异常。
Tā de xíngwéi fēicháng yìcháng.
His behavior is very abnormal.
HSK 4
系统检测到异常。
Xìtǒng jiǎncè dào yìcháng.
The system detected an anomaly.
HSK 7-9
今天天气异常炎热。
Jīntiān tiānqì yìcháng yánrè.
The weather today is unusually hot.

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