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

tóng

Traditional: 不同

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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

Stroke order for 不

Stroke order for 同

Examples

Our ideas are different.

Different countries have different cultures.

He is different from before.

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.