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