异类 (yì lèi) — a person or thing that is different from the mainstream; an outsider, alien, or misfit
Definition
Literally 'different kind/species', 异类 labels someone or something that does not belong — an outsider, misfit, or alien. It carries a stronger sense of being strange or unwelcome than simply 'different'.
noun
a person or thing that is different from the mainstreaman outsideralienor misfit
Examples
- 异类，。Tā zài gōng sī lǐ xiàng gè yì lèi, zǒng shì dú lái dú wǎng.He's like an outsider at the company, always going his own way.
- 异类。Shēng wù xué jiā fā xiàn le yì zhǒng xīn de yì lèi wù zhǒng.Biologists discovered a new alien species.
- ，异类。Zài gǔ dài, yì lèi cháng cháng bèi shì wéi wēi xié.In ancient times, outsiders were often seen as a threat.
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