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Definitions

  1. 1. different
  2. 2. other
  3. 3. hetero-
  4. 4. unusual
  5. 5. strange
  6. 6. surprising
  7. 7. to distinguish
  8. 8. to separate
  9. 9. to discriminate

Words Containing 异

异人
yì rén

eccentric

异味
yì wèi

unpleasant odor

异腈
yì jīng

carbylamine

相异
xiāng yì

different

异议分子
yì yì fèn zǐ

dissidents

亚硝酸异戊酯
yà xiāo suān yì wù zhǐ

amyl nitrite

异化作用
yì huà zuò yòng

catabolism (biology)

异步
yì bù

asynchronous

异性
yì xìng

the opposite sex

异言
yì yán

dissenting words

颖异
yǐng yì

highly intelligent

互异
hù yì

differing from one another

诧异
chà yì

flabbergasted

天赋异禀
tiān fù yì bǐng

extraordinary talent

大放异彩
dà fàng yì cǎi

to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)

离异
lí yì

to divorce

党同伐异
dǎng tóng fá yì

to be narrowly partisan

同父异母
tóng fù yì mǔ

(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers

日新月异
rì xīn yuè yì

daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)

异丙醇
yì bǐng chún

isopropanol

新异
xīn yì

new and different

异事
yì shì

sth else

奇异
qí yì

fantastic

诛锄异己
zhū chú yì jǐ

to wipe out dissenters

异国情调
yì guó qíng diào

exoticism

对映异构
duì yìng yì gòu

enantiomeric isomerism (chemistry)

殊异
shū yì

entirely different

奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo

rare treasure (idiom)

异想天开
yì xiǎng tiān kāi

to imagine the wildest thing

客死异乡
kè sǐ yì xiāng

to die in a foreign land (idiom)

卓异
zhuó yì

(of talent) outstanding

异能
yì néng

different function

优异
yōu yì

exceptional; outstandingly good

珍异
zhēn yì

rare

标新竞异
biāo xīn jìng yì

to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality

异面直线
yì miàn zhí xiàn

(math.) skew lines

异乡
yì xiāng

foreign land

异见者
yì jiàn zhě

dissident

独放异彩
dú fàng yì cǎi

to project singular splendor or radiance

异性恋主义
yì xìng liàn zhǔ yì

heterosexism

异乎寻常
yì hū xún cháng

unusual

异咯嗪
yì gē qín

isoalloxazine (name of organic chemical)

稍异
shāo yì

differing slightly

标新领异
biāo xīn lǐng yì

to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation

立体异构体
lì tǐ yì gòu tǐ

stereoisomer (chemistry)

异才
yì cái

extraordinary talent

奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì

exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)

异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng

different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)

特异选择
tè yì xuǎn zé

special choice

标新立异
biāo xīn lì yì

to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)

异国他乡
yì guó tā xiāng

foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate

无异
wú yì

nothing other than

异域
yì yù

foreign country

异类
yì lèi

different kind (sometimes with a connotation of strangeness or eccentricity)

异质
yì zhì

heterogeneous

异质网路
yì zhì wǎng lù

heterogeneous network

瑰异
guī yì

marvelous

异军突起
yì jūn tū qǐ

to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)

异色树莺
yì sè shù yīng

(bird species of China) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus)

异端者
yì duān zhě

a heretic

身首异处
shēn shǒu yì chù

to be decapitated (idiom)

异食癖
yì shí pǐ

pica (medicine)

智异山
zhì yì shān

Jirisan or Mount Chiri, mountain in the south of South Korea

异己
yì jǐ

dissident

迥异
jiǒng yì

totally different

异丁烷
yì dīng wán

isobutane

异教
yì jiào

heresy

异卵双胞胎
yì luǎn shuāng bāo tāi

fraternal twins

磁异常
cí yì cháng

magnetic anomaly (geology)

异性相吸
yì xìng xiāng xī

opposite polarities attract

甚感诧异
shèn gǎn chà yì

amazed

同分异构体
tóng fēn yì gòu tǐ

isomer (chemistry)

异性恋
yì xìng liàn

heterosexuality

异同
yì tóng

comparison

异义
yì yì

differing opinion

异焉
yì yān

feeling surprised at sth

异物
yì wù

rarity

异动
yì dòng

to shift

骨髓增生异常综合征
gǔ suǐ zēng shēng yì cháng zōng hé zhēng

myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

异化
yì huà

alienation (philosophy)

标新取异
biāo xīn qǔ yì

to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality

异地
yì dì

different place

异乡人
yì xiāng rén

stranger

异母
yì mǔ

(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers

异卵
yì luǎn

(of twins) fraternal

好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì

to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)

异样
yì yàng

difference

特异
tè yì

exceptionally good

特异性
tè yì xìng

specific

奇异笔
qí yì bǐ

marker (writing instrument)

两性异形
liǎng xìng yì xíng

sexual dimorphism

异彩
yì cǎi

extraordinary splendor

讶异
yà yì

to be surprised

异父
yì fù

with different father (e.g. of half-brother)

怪异
guài yì

monstrous

特异功能
tè yì gōng néng

supernatural power

二氯异三聚氰酸钠
èr lǜ yì sān jù qíng suān nà

sodium dichloroisocyanurate

歧异
qí yì

difference

政治异议人士
zhèng zhì yì yì rén shì

political dissident

同母异父
tóng mǔ yì fù

(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers

异源多倍体
yì yuán duō bèi tǐ

allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)

独在异乡为异客
dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè

a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[wáng wéi])

异形
yì xíng

not the usual type

异性性接触
yì xìng xìng jiē chù

heterosexual sex

异像
yì xiàng

extraordinary image

对映异构体
duì yìng yì gòu tǐ

enantiomeric isomer (chemistry)

同量异位素
tóng liàng yì wèi sù

nuclear isobar

异步传输模式
yì bù chuán shū mó shì

asynchronous transfer mode

奇异果
qí yì guǒ

kiwi fruit

异常
yì cháng

unusual; abnormal

异读词
yì dú cí

word having alternative pronunciations

异特龙
yì tè lóng

allosaurus

差异性
chā yì xìng

difference

分异
fēn yì

distinction

诡异
guǐ yì

strange

异议
yì yì

objection

异装癖
yì zhuāng pǐ

transvestism

神异
shén yì

magical

异响
yì xiǎng

unusual sound; strange noise

变异
biàn yì

variation

异心
yì xīn

disloyalty

奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo

very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)

异香
yì xiāng

rare perfume

异端
yì duān

heresy

非异人任
fēi yì rén rèn

to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)

异戊橡胶
yì wù xiàng jiāo

isoprene rubber

异戊二烯
yì wù èr xī

isoprene

惊异
jīng yì

amazed

因人而异
yīn rén ér yì

varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual

异状
yì zhuàng

unusual condition

异教徒
yì jiào tú

member of another religion

重力异常
zhòng lì yì cháng

gravitational anomaly (geology)

优异奖
yōu yì jiǎng

excellence award

雌雄异色
cí xióng yì sè

sexual coloration

异株荨麻
yì zhū qián má

common nettle (Urtica dioica)

异戊巴比妥
yì wù bā bǐ tuǒ

amobarbital (drug) (loanword)

异亮氨酸
yì liàng ān suān

isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid

求同存异
qiú tóng cún yì

to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)

同床异梦
tóng chuáng yì mèng

lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas

异议人士
yì yì rén shì

dissident

异病同治
yì bìng tóng zhì

to use the same method to treat different diseases (TCM)

异丙苯
yì bǐng běn

(chemistry) isopropylbenzene C9H12 (aka cumene)

立体异构
lì tǐ yì gòu

stereoisomerism (chemistry)

各异
gè yì

all different

奇能异士
qí néng yì shì

extraordinary hero with special abilities

异口同声
yì kǒu tóng shēng

different mouths, same voice

异龙
yì lóng

allosaurus

异见
yì jiàn

dissident

差异
chā yì

difference; discrepancy

异丁苯丙酸
yì dīng běn bǐng suān

Ibuprofen or Nurofen

大同小异
dà tóng xiǎo yì

virtually the same

同分异构
tóng fēn yì gòu

isomerism (chemistry)

异议者
yì yì zhě

dissenter

见异思迁
jiàn yì sī qiān

to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty

奇异夸克
qí yì kuā kè

strange quark (particle physics)

异频雷达收发机
yì pín léi dá shōu fā jī

transponder

异地恋
yì dì liàn

long-distance romance

奇葩异卉
qí pā yì huì

rare and exotic flora (idiom)

灵异
líng yì

deity

基因染色体异常
jī yīn rǎn sè tǐ yì cháng

genetic chromosome abnormality

异族
yì zú

different tribe

异种
yì zhǒng

hetero-

同素异形体
tóng sù yì xíng tǐ

allotropy

异说
yì shuō

different opinion

异香扑鼻
yì xiāng pū bí

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

奇装异服
qí zhuāng yì fú

bizarre dress

异国
yì guó

exotic

聊斋志异
liáo zhāi zhì yì

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄[pú sōng líng]

异邦
yì bāng

foreign country

异构
yì gòu

isomeric (chemistry)

异构体
yì gòu tǐ

isomer (chemistry)