与众不同

yǔ zhòng bù tóng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Common

Definitions

1. to stand out from the masses (idiom)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 普通 pǔ tōng 普通 pǔ tōng common 与一般情况相同: common

Related words

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• 独特 dú tè 独特 dú tè unique; distinctive 独有的风格或特性: unique; distinctive

Synonyms

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• 突出 tū chū 突出 tū chū prominent 形容表现或特征显眼: prominent
• 特别 tè bié 特别 tè bié unusual; special 强调不同寻常: unusual; special

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 显得 (appears to be) or 看法 (view) to describe something unique: 显得与众不同, 看法与众不同.

Common mistakes

The phrase 与 (yǔ) means 'with', 众 (zhòng) 'crowd', 不 (bù) 'not', 同 (tóng) 'same'; it describes standing out, not just being different.

Example Sentences

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她的设计总是 与众不同 。

Her designs are always distinctive.

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Child Words of 与众不同

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不同 不同 bù tóng: different
• 同 同 tóng: like
• 与 与 yǔ: and
• 与 与 yù: to take part in
• 同 同 tòng: see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]
• 众 众 zhòng: crowd; multitude