不同 (bùtóng) means Different. Below are 24 of the 32 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
最初我并 不同 意。
Zuìchū wǒ bìng bù tóngyì.
At first I did not agree at all.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 最初
经理 不同 意这件事。
Jīnglǐ bù tóngyì zhè jiàn shì.
The manager doesn't agree to this.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 同意
他们属于 不同 的类型。
Tāmen shǔyú bùtóng de lèixíng.
They belong to different types.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 类型
他们属于 不同 的学派。
Tāmen shǔyú bùtóng de xuépài.
They belong to different schools of thought.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 派
这两个问题性质 不同 。
Zhè liǎng ge wèntí xìngzhì bùtóng.
These two problems are different in nature.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 性质
每个人的学习方式 不同 。
Měi ge rén de xuéxí fāngshì bùtóng.
Everyone has a different way of learning.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 方式
两个人的说话风格 不同 。
Liǎng ge rén de shuō huà fēnggé bùtóng.
The two of them have different ways of speaking.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 风格
实话告诉你,我 不同 意。
Shíhuà gàosu nǐ, wǒ bù tóngyì.
To tell you the truth, I do not agree.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 实话
不同 体裁有 不同 的写法。
Bùtóng tǐcái yǒu bùtóng de xiěfǎ.
Different genres call for different ways of writing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 体裁
今年的情况和以往 不同 。
Jīnnián de qíngkuàng hé yǐwǎng bùtóng.
This year's situation differs from the past.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 以往
这些学生来自 不同 的国家。
Zhèxiē xuésheng láizì bù tóng de guójiā.
These students come from different countries.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 来自
大家对这个消息反应 不同 。
Dàjiā duì zhège xiāoxi fǎnyìng bùtóng.
People reacted differently to this news.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 反应
不同 派别的观点差异很大。
Bùtóng pàibié de guāndiǎn chāyì hěn dà.
The views of the different factions differ greatly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 派别
起初我并 不同 意这个方案。
Qǐchū wǒ bìng bù tóngyì zhège fāng'àn.
At first I did not agree with this plan.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起初
这个词有几种 不同 的形态。
Zhège cí yǒu jǐ zhǒng bùtóng de xíngtài.
This word has several different forms.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 形态
不同 的意见不应该被压制。
Bùtóng de yìjiàn bù yīnggāi bèi yāzhì.
Dissenting views should not be suppressed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 压制
他们两个人的个性完全 不同 。
Tāmen liǎng ge rén de gèxìng wánquán bùtóng.
The two of them have completely different personalities.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 个性
有 不同 意见不妨直接说出来。
Yǒu bùtóng yìjiàn bùfáng zhíjiē shuō chūlái.
If you disagree, there is no harm in saying so directly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不妨
不同 的场合要穿 不同 的衣服。
Bùtóng de chǎnghé yào chuān bùtóng de yīfu.
Different occasions call for different clothes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 场合
翻译是 不同 文化之间的桥梁。
Fānyì shì bùtóng wénhuà zhījiān de qiáoliáng.
Translation is a bridge between different cultures.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 桥梁
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From the graded readers
可是身体先 不同 意了。
kěshì shēntǐ xiān bùtóng yì le / liǎo / liào.
But my body disagreed first.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
她摇了摇头,说:“毕业以后,大家去了 不同 的城市。”
tā yáo le / liǎo / liào yáo tóu, shuō:" bìyè yǐhòu, dàjiā qùle bùtóng de / dì chéngshì."
She shook her head and said, "After we graduated everyone went to different cities."
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
不同 appears in 32 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 不同
How is 不同 used in a sentence?
This page shows 32 sentences using 不同 (bùtóng, "Different"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
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