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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

截然不同 [jiéránbùtóng]
  1. 1. completely different; different as black and white; poles apart; alien; distinct; conflict
    孩子的世界,与成人截然不同
    The child's world is completely different from that of a fully grown man.

Examples

封建社会中官员对百姓和皇亲的态度截然不同
In feudal society officials had entirely different attitudes towards common people, and imperial relatives.
你今天穿得真鲜丽,跟你往日的风格截然不同
You are dressed more bright than usual today.
美国的故事片和我们中国故事片的风格截然不同
American feature films are completely different from our Chinese ones in style.
截然不同
completely different
tolerance in contradistinction to love
与爱截然不同的宽恕
The party once was divided into two distinct camps over the education policy.
这个党在教育政策上曾一度分成了两个截然不同的阵营。

Word Decomposition


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[tóng]

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