悬殊

悬殊 xuánshū

Vastly different; poles apart^†

悬殊 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體懸殊 xuanshu

What 悬殊 means

Vastly different; poles apart^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 悬殊, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

悬殊 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

悬

xuán

Hang (suspend - unresolved - concerned about - far part)

殊

shū

Unique (different)

Words that share a character with 悬殊

How to write 悬殊

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悬殊 in a sentence

两队实力悬殊。

Liǎng duì shílì xuánshū.

The two teams are far apart in strength.

两地的收入差距很悬殊。

Liǎng dì de shōurù chājù hěn xuánshū.

The income gap between the two places is enormous.

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Questions about 悬殊

What does 悬殊 mean in English?

悬殊 is pronounced xuánshū and means Vastly different; poles apart †.

How do you pronounce 悬殊?

悬殊 is xuánshū in pinyin — written xuanshu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 悬殊?

悬殊 is written with 2 characters: 悬 (xuán) Hang (suspend - unresolved - concerned about - far part), 殊 (shū) Unique (different). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 悬殊 written in traditional Chinese?

懸殊. The simplified form 悬殊 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 懸殊 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xuánshū.

Is 悬殊 an HSK word?

Yes — 悬殊 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

宣扬 xuānyáng 喧哗 xuānhuá 悬挂 xuán'guà 悬念 xuánniàn 悬崖峭壁 xuányáqiàobì 旋律 xuánlǜ 旋转 xuánzhuǎn 选拔 xuǎnbá

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