异样 (yì yàng) — difference; variation; abnormality; unusualness
Definition
Noun covering both 'something different' and 'something strange/unusual' — a feel of oddness, as in feeling 异样 about a situation. More about atmosphere and perception than concrete difference.
noun
differencevariationabnormalityunusualness
Examples
- 异样。Tā de tài dù ràng wǒ gǎn dào yì sī yì yàng.His attitude made me feel a hint of strangeness.
- 异样。Zhè zhǒng yì yàng de xiāng wèi ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.This unusual smell makes people very uncomfortable.
- 异样。Tā zhù yì dào fáng jiān lǐ de yì yàng qì fen.She noticed the unusual atmosphere in the room.
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