outstanding

variation

( 奇怪 ) strange

difference ⇒ 中英文差异很大。 Zhōng-Yīngwén chāyì hěn dà. → The differences between Chinese and English are huge.

foreign parts pl

( 哲 ) alienate

dissident

unusual

( 指性别 ) the opposite sex

( 医 ) foreign body

( 书 ) heresy

objection ⇒ 如果有异议，我们可以进一步讨论。 Rúguǒ yǒu yìyì, wǒmen kěyǐ jìnyībù tǎolùn. → If there are any objections, we can discuss this further.

foreign country

weird

exceptional

get divorced ⇒ 离异后她独自生活。 Líyì hòu tā dúzì shēnghuó. → After the divorce, she lived alone.

strange

be surprised ⇒ 他突然辞职, 大家都很诧异。 Tā tūrán cízhí, dàjiā dōu hěn chàyì. → When he suddenly resigned everybody was very surprised.

much the same ⇒ 他的新书和上本书大同小异。 Tā de xīnshū hé shàng běn shū dà tóng xiǎo yì. → His new book is much the same as his last one.

exceptional ⇒ 这个月，公司的销售情况异乎寻常地顺利。 Zhège yuè, gōngsī de xiāoshòu qíngkuàng yì hū xúncháng de shùnlì. → This month, the company's sales have been exceptionally good.

speak with one voice ⇒ 大家异口同声地称赞她是个热心人。 Dàjiā yì kǒu tóng shēng de chēngzàn tā shì gè rèxīnrén. → Everyone unanimously agreed that she was a really warm-hearted person.

have one's head in the clouds

employ different methods with equal success ⇒ 这两座桥的设计、造型异曲同工。 Zhè liǎng zuò qiáo de shèjì, zàoxíng yì qǔ tóng gōng. → These two bridges were planned and built equally successfully using different methods.

change rapidly and continuously

break the mould

seek common ground while retaining independence

be fickle