(bù tóng) - different, unlike, not the same in Mandarin

bùtóng

Traditional: 不同

HSK 3

#494 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

different, unlike, not the same

Word origin

A two-character expression: 不 'not' plus 同 'same, together' (an enclosure with 口 'mouth' inside, conveying agreement or sameness). Together 不同 means 'different' or 'not the same'.

Origin: compound
Root: 不 (not) + 同 (same)

Stroke order

不

同

Examples

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Our ideas are different.

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Different countries have different cultures.

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He is different from before.

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These two books have different content.

不同 (bù tóng) - different, unlike, not the same.

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This word is part of lesson 10.