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Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「迥然不同」, explained below.

The idiom 「迥然不同」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Used to describe something that is very different and obviously distinct.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiǒng rán bù tóng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gwing2 yin4 bat1 tung4

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.