不同寻常 () — (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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