异常

yì cháng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. unusual; abnormal
2. extremely; exceptionally

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 正常 zhèng cháng 正常 zhèng cháng regular 符合一般规律或情况: regular

Related words

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• 非常 fēi cháng 非常 fēi cháng very; really 作副词表示程度深，异常也可作副词用: very; really
• 奇怪 qí guài 奇怪 qí guài strange 不同寻常而令人困惑: strange

Synonyms

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• 反常 fǎn cháng 反常 fǎn cháng unusual 形容情况、行为等偏离常规: unusual

Usage notes

Common mistakes

作副词时，'异常'多修饰双音节形容词（如异常美丽），少用于单音节词，不说'异常好'。

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 6+ 8 min

Degree Adverbs 特 and 异常

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今天的天气 异常 寒冷。

The weather today is unusually cold.

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Words Containing 异常

• 基因染色体异常 基因染色体异常 jī yīn rǎn sè tǐ yì cháng: genetic chromosome abnormality
• 磁异常 磁异常 cí yì cháng: magnetic anomaly (geology)
• 重力异常 重力异常 zhòng lì yì cháng: gravitational anomaly (geology)
• 骨髓增生异常综合征 骨髓增生异常综合征 gǔ suǐ zēng shēng yì cháng zōng hé zhēng: myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

Child Words of 异常

• 常 常 cháng: always
• 异 异 yì: different