截然不同

jié rán bù tóng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Uncommon

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Definitions

1. entirely different
2. different as black and white

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 一模一样 yī mú yī yàng 一模一样 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom) yī mú yī yàng, exactly the same: exactly the same (idiom)

Related words

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• 大同小异 dà tóng xiǎo yì 大同小异 dà tóng xiǎo yì virtually the same dà tóng xiǎo yì, largely similar with minor differences: virtually the same

Synonyms

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• 迥然不同 jiǒng rán bù tóng 迥然不同 jiǒng rán bù tóng widely different jiǒng rán bù tóng, more literary; also means entirely different: widely different

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Common mistakes

截然不同 is an adverb-adjective phrase; do not use it as a standalone object without a following noun or 的.

Example Sentences

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这两个方案 截然不同 。

These two plans are entirely different.

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Child Words of 截然不同

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不同 不同 bù tóng: different
• 同 同 tóng: like
• 截 截 jié: to cut off (a length)
• 同 同 tòng: see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]
• 截然 截然 jié rán: sharply; distinctly; radically
• 然 然 rán: correct