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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

优异
yōu yì

exceptional; outstandingly good

因人而异
yīn rén ér yì

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

大同小异
dà tóng xiǎo yì

virtually the same

奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo

very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)

差异
chā yì

difference; discrepancy

怪异
guài yì

monstrous

日新月异
rì xīn yuè yì

daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)

异口同声
yì kǒu tóng shēng

different mouths, same voice

异常
yì cháng

unusual; abnormal

异性
yì xìng

the opposite sex

异想天开
yì xiǎng tiān kāi

to imagine the wildest thing

异议
yì yì

objection

诧异
chà yì

flabbergasted

变异
biàn yì

variation

二氯异三聚氰酸钠
èr lǜ yì sān jù qíng suān nà

sodium dichloroisocyanurate

互异
hù yì

differing from one another

亚硝酸异戊酯
yà xiāo suān yì wù zhǐ

amyl nitrite

优异奖
yōu yì jiǎng

excellence award

两性异形
liǎng xìng yì xíng

sexual dimorphism

分异
fēn yì

distinction

卓异
zhuó yì

(of talent) outstanding

各异
gè yì

all different

同分异构
tóng fēn yì gòu

isomerism (chemistry)

同分异构体
tóng fēn yì gòu tǐ

isomer (chemistry)

同床异梦
tóng chuáng yì mèng

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

同母异父
tóng mǔ yì fù

(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers

同父异母
tóng fù yì mǔ

(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers

同素异形体
tóng sù yì xíng tǐ

allotropy

同量异位素
tóng liàng yì wèi sù

nuclear isobar

基因染色体异常
jī yīn rǎn sè tǐ yì cháng

genetic chromosome abnormality

大放异彩
dà fàng yì cǎi

to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)

天赋异禀
tiān fù yì bǐng

extraordinary talent

奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo

rare treasure (idiom)

奇异
qí yì

fantastic

奇异夸克
qí yì kuā kè

strange quark (particle physics)

奇异果
qí yì guǒ

kiwi fruit

奇异笔
qí yì bǐ

marker (writing instrument)

奇能异士
qí néng yì shì

extraordinary hero with special abilities

奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì

exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)

奇葩异卉
qí pā yì huì

rare and exotic flora (idiom)

奇装异服
qí zhuāng yì fú

bizarre dress

好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì

to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)

客死异乡
kè sǐ yì xiāng

to die in a foreign land (idiom)

对映异构
duì yìng yì gòu

enantiomeric isomerism (chemistry)

对映异构体
duì yìng yì gòu tǐ

enantiomeric isomer (chemistry)

差异性
chā yì xìng

difference

政治异议人士
zhèng zhì yì yì rén shì

political dissident

新异
xīn yì

new and different

智异山
zhì yì shān

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

标新取异
biāo xīn qǔ yì

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

标新立异
biāo xīn lì yì

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

标新竞异
biāo xīn jìng yì

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

标新领异
biāo xīn lǐng yì

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

歧异
qí yì

difference

殊异
shū yì

entirely different

求同存异
qiú tóng cún yì

to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)

无异
wú yì

nothing other than

特异
tè yì

exceptionally good

特异功能
tè yì gōng néng

supernatural power

特异性
tè yì xìng

specific

特异选择
tè yì xuǎn zé

special choice

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])

独放异彩
dú fàng yì cǎi

to project singular splendor or radiance

珍异
zhēn yì

rare

瑰异
guī yì

marvelous

甚感诧异
shèn gǎn chà yì

amazed

异丁烷
yì dīng wán

isobutane

异丁苯丙酸
yì dīng běn bǐng suān

Ibuprofen or Nurofen

异丙苯
yì bǐng běn

(chemistry) isopropylbenzene C9H12 (aka cumene)

异丙醇
yì bǐng chún

isopropanol

异乎寻常
yì hū xún cháng

unusual

异事
yì shì

sth else

异亮氨酸
yì liàng ān suān

isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid

异人
yì rén

eccentric

异像
yì xiàng

extraordinary image

异动
yì dòng

to shift

异化
yì huà

alienation (philosophy)

异化作用
yì huà zuò yòng

catabolism (biology)

异卵
yì luǎn

(of twins) fraternal

异卵双胞胎
yì luǎn shuāng bāo tāi

fraternal twins

异同
yì tóng

comparison

异味
yì wèi

unpleasant odor

异咯嗪
yì gē qín

isoalloxazine (name of organic chemical)

异国
yì guó

exotic

异国他乡
yì guó tā xiāng

foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate

异国情调
yì guó qíng diào

exoticism

异地
yì dì

different place

异地恋
yì dì liàn

long-distance romance

异域
yì yù

foreign country

异己
yì jǐ

dissident

异形
yì xíng

not the usual type

异彩
yì cǎi

extraordinary splendor

异心
yì xīn

disloyalty

异性性接触
yì xìng xìng jiē chù

heterosexual sex

异性恋
yì xìng liàn

heterosexuality

异性恋主义
yì xìng liàn zhǔ yì

heterosexism

异性相吸
yì xìng xiāng xī

opposite polarities attract

异戊二烯
yì wù èr xī

isoprene

异戊巴比妥
yì wù bā bǐ tuǒ

amobarbital (drug) (loanword)

异戊橡胶
yì wù xiàng jiāo

isoprene rubber

异才
yì cái

extraordinary talent

异教
yì jiào

heresy

异教徒
yì jiào tú

member of another religion

异族
yì zú

different tribe

异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng

different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)

异株荨麻
yì zhū qián má

common nettle (Urtica dioica)

异构
yì gòu

isomeric (chemistry)

异构体
yì gòu tǐ

isomer (chemistry)

异样
yì yàng

difference

异步
yì bù

asynchronous

异步传输模式
yì bù chuán shū mó shì

asynchronous transfer mode

异母
yì mǔ

(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers

异源多倍体
yì yuán duō bèi tǐ

allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)

异焉
yì yān

feeling surprised at sth

异父
yì fù

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

异物
yì wù

rarity

异特龙
yì tè lóng

allosaurus

异状
yì zhuàng

unusual condition

异病同治
yì bìng tóng zhì

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

异种
yì zhǒng

hetero-

异端
yì duān

heresy

异端者
yì duān zhě

a heretic

异义
yì yì

differing opinion

异能
yì néng

different function

异腈
yì jīng

carbylamine

异色树莺
yì sè shù yīng

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

异装癖
yì zhuāng pǐ

transvestism

异见
yì jiàn

dissident

异见者
yì jiàn zhě

dissident

异言
yì yán

dissenting words

异说
yì shuō

different opinion

异议人士
yì yì rén shì

dissident

异议分子
yì yì fèn zǐ

dissidents

异议者
yì yì zhě

dissenter

异读词
yì dú cí

word having alternative pronunciations

异质
yì zhì

heterogeneous

异质网路
yì zhì wǎng lù

heterogeneous network

异军突起
yì jūn tū qǐ

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

异邦
yì bāng

foreign country

异乡
yì xiāng

foreign land

异乡人
yì xiāng rén

stranger

异面直线
yì miàn zhí xiàn

(math.) skew lines

异响
yì xiǎng

unusual sound; strange noise

异频雷达收发机
yì pín léi dá shōu fā jī

transponder

异类
yì lèi

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

异食癖
yì shí pǐ

pica (medicine)

异香
yì xiāng

rare perfume

异香扑鼻
yì xiāng pū bí

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

异龙
yì lóng

allosaurus

相异
xiāng yì

different

磁异常
cí yì cháng

magnetic anomaly (geology)

神异
shén yì

magical

稍异
shāo yì

differing slightly

颖异
yǐng yì

highly intelligent

立体异构
lì tǐ yì gòu

stereoisomerism (chemistry)

立体异构体
lì tǐ yì gòu tǐ

stereoisomer (chemistry)

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]

见异思迁
jiàn yì sī qiān

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

讶异
yà yì

to be surprised

诡异
guǐ yì

strange

诛锄异己
zhū chú yì jǐ

to wipe out dissenters

身首异处
shēn shǒu yì chù

to be decapitated (idiom)

迥异
jiǒng yì

totally different

重力异常
zhòng lì yì cháng

gravitational anomaly (geology)

雌雄异色
cí xióng yì sè

sexual coloration

离异
lí yì

to divorce

灵异
líng yì

deity

非异人任
fēi yì rén rèn

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

惊异
jīng yì

amazed

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

myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

党同伐异
dǎng tóng fá yì

to be narrowly partisan