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截然不同

jié rán bù tóng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • entirely different
  • different as black and white

Definition

形容事物之间界限分明，完全不一样。

Completely different; distinct; entirely unlike.

Usage

用于强调两个事物之间没有相似之处，差别很大。

Used to emphasize that two things have no similarities and are vastly different.

Examples

  • 1 他们的生活方式截然不同，一个喜欢热闹，一个喜欢安静。 (Their lifestyles are completely different; one likes excitement, the other likes quiet.)
  • 2 这两幅画的风格截然不同，一幅是写实，一幅是抽象。 (The styles of these two paintings are entirely different; one is realistic, the other abstract.)
  • 3 虽然他们是双胞胎，但性格却截然不同。 (Although they are twins, their personalities are completely different.)
  • 4 古代和现代的教育理念截然不同。 (Ancient and modern educational philosophies are fundamentally different.)
  • 5 他们对这个问题的看法截然不同，无法达成一致。 (Their views on this issue are completely different and cannot reach an agreement.)

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