不同寻常 (bú) — (idiom) out of the ordinary, unusual, remarkable
Definition
An idiom meaning 'unusual, out of the ordinary' — a stronger, more literary alternative to 奇怪, used for striking or remarkable cases rather than mildly odd ones.
idiom
out of the ordinaryunusualremarkable
Examples
- 不同寻常。Tā jīng lì le yí cì bú de mào xiǎn.He went through an extraordinary adventure.
- 不同寻常，。Jīn nián de tiān qì shí fēn bú, dōng tiān dōu guò le yí bàn hái méi xià xuě.This year's weather is very unusual — winter is half over and it hasn't snowed yet.
- 不同寻常，。Tā de biǎo xiàn què shí bú, dà jiā dōu hěn jīng yà.His performance was truly out of the ordinary, and everyone was amazed.
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