异

异(異) [yì] 形

1. ■ （有分别; 不相同） different:

大同小异 identical on major issues though with minor differences; essentially the same though differing on minor points;

求同存异 seek common ground while reserving differences;

异父 [母] 兄弟 half brothers

2. ■ （奇异; 特别） strange; unusual; extraordinary:

奇才异能 extraordinary talents and abilities;

异事 strange happening;

异香 extraordinary fragrance;

异兆 strange omen

3. ■ （另外的; 别的） other; another:

异地 a strange land;

异日 some other day

动

1. ■ （惊奇; 奇怪） surprise:

深以为异。 It strikes one as very strange.

2. ■ （分开） separate:

离异 divorce