异 (yì) means Different (strange - surprised - unusual). Below are 12 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
科技发展日新月 异 。
Kējì fāzhǎn rìxīnyuèyì.
Technology develops by leaps and bounds.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 日新月异
这支队伍表现优 异 。
Zhè zhī duìwu biǎoxiàn yōuyì.
This team performed outstandingly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 优异
幸福的定义因人而 异 。
Xìngfú de dìngyì yīn rén ér yì.
The definition of happiness differs from person to person.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 定义
他以优 异 的成绩毕业。
Tā yǐ yōuyì de chéngjì bìyè.
He graduated with outstanding results.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 优异
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
这座城市的变化日新月 异 。
Zhè zuò chéngshì de biànhuà rìxīnyuèyì.
This city changes with each passing day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 日新月异
听到这个消息，大家都很诧 异 。
Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, dàjiā dōu hěn chàyì.
Everyone was astonished to hear the news.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 诧异
检查结果一切正常，没有 异 常。
Jiǎnchá jiéguǒ yíqiè zhèngcháng, méiyǒu yìcháng.
The test results are all normal with nothing abnormal.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 异常
这场雨对灾区来说无 异 于雪上加霜。
Zhè chǎng yǔ duì zāiqū láishuō wú yì yú xuěshàngjiāshuāng.
For the disaster area this rain was one more misfortune on top of another.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 雪上加霜
他诧 异 地看着我，一句话也说不出来。
Tā chàyì de kànzhe wǒ, yí jù huà yě shuō bu chūlái.
He stared at me in astonishment, unable to say a word.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 诧异
让四岁的孩子学高等数学，无 异 于拔苗助长。
Ràng sì suì de háizi xué gāoděng shùxué, wú yì yú bámiáozhùzhǎng.
Making a four-year-old study advanced maths is no different from pulling up shoots to make them grow.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拔苗助长
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Words that contain 异
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Questions about 异
How is 异 used in a sentence?
This page shows 12 sentences using 异 (yì, "Different (strange - surprised - unusual)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 异 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 异 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 异?
The dictionary page for 异 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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