迥然不同 (jiǒng rán bù tóng) — utterly different; distinctly different; poles apart

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Examples

• 这两种观点迥然不同，很难调和。
  Zhè liǎng zhǒng guān diǎn jiǒng rán bù tóng, hěn nán tiáo hé.
  These two viewpoints are utterly different and hard to reconcile.
• 他的性格与以前迥然不同，像变了一个人。
  Tā de xìng gé yǔ yǐ qián jiǒng rán bù tóng, xiàng biàn le yí gè rén.
  His personality is completely different from before, as if he's become a different person.
• 中西方文化迥然不同，但各有特色。
  Zhōng xī fāng wén huà jiǒng rán bù tóng, dàn gè yǒu tè sè.
  Chinese and Western cultures are poles apart, but each has its own characteristics.