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不同bù tóngdifferent

HSK 3word

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不同 (bù tóng) means "different." It appears in 我们的想法不同。 (Our ideas are different.) and 这两本书不同。 (These two books are different.) In the dialogue, A and B disagree about where to go tomorrow. Then A notices that the two books on the table are different.

What does 不同 mean?

  1. 1.

    differentadjective

What do the characters in 不同 mean?

  • 不(bound form) not; un-
  • 同same

How do you use 不同?

See it in 想法不同 and 两本书不同

What are some examples of 不同 in a sentence?

  1. 我们的想法不同。

    Wǒmen de xiǎngfǎ bùtóng.

    Our ideas are different.

  2. 这两本书不同。

    Zhè liǎng běn shū bùtóng.

    These two books are different.

How is 不同 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    明天我想去北京,你呢?

    Míngtiān wǒ xiǎng qù Běijīng, nǐ ne?

    Tomorrow I want to go to Beijing. What about you?

  2. Speaker B:

    我想去上海。我们的想法不同。

    Wǒ xiǎng qù Shànghǎi. Wǒmen de xiǎngfǎ bùtóng.

    I want to go to Shanghai. Our ideas are different.

  3. Speaker A:

    你看桌子上的书,这两本书不同。

    Nǐ kàn zhuōzi shang de shū, zhè liǎng běn shū bùtóng.

    Look at the books on the table. These two books are different.

  4. Speaker B:

    对,一本是中文书。

    Duì, yì běn shì Zhōngwén shū.

    Right, one is a Chinese book.

Can you use 不同 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (different): 我们的想法___。 (Our ideas are different.)
  2. 2.What does 这两本书不同。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "different"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.