Meaning of 截然不同
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jiéránbùtóng
- entirely different
- different as black and white
截然不同 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
日语和汉语的汉字发音截然不同，对吗？
The Japanese and Chinese pronunciation for kanji is very different, isn't it?
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截 jié · to cut off · 14 strokes
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然 rán · certainly · 12 strokes
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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同 tóng · like · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 截然不同.
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 然后 | ránhòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
| 不错 | bùcuò | correct; right |
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
Questions about 截然不同
What does 截然不同 mean?
截然不同 (jiérán-bùtóng) means "entirely different; different as black and white".
How do you write 截然不同?
截然不同 is made of 4 characters: 截 (14 strokes), 然 (12 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 同 (6 strokes). That is 36 strokes in total.
Is 截然不同 an HSK word?
Yes. 截然不同 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.