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非同一般 (fēi tóng yì bān) — (fixed phrase) extraordinary, out of the ordinary, remarkable

Definition

A fixed phrase meaning 'extraordinary, out of the ordinary' — more emphatic and literary than everyday praise words, often used to single out talent, performance, or quality as standing apart.

verb
(fixed phrase) extraordinaryout of the ordinaryremarkable

Examples

  • 非同一般，。
    Tā de cái huá fēi tóng yì bān, dà jiā dōu pèi fú tā.
    His talent is extraordinary; everyone admires him.
  • 非同一般，。
    Zhè cì bǐ sài de biǎo xiàn fēi tóng yì bān, yíng dé le quán chǎng de zhǎng shēng.
    The performance in this competition was out of the ordinary, earning applause from the whole audience.
  • 非同一般，。
    Tā zuò de cài wèi dào fēi tóng yì bān, bǐ cān guǎn de hái hǎo chī.
    The taste of the dishes she cooks is extraordinary, even better than restaurant food.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 非 is drawn from two wings facing opposite directions. It later came to be used for going against or not being.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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