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How to Say ‘Different’ in Traditional Chinese

不同

bù tóng

[Bùtóng]

💬 Usage Tip: [不同] often comes after the thing being compared: [看法不同] "views are different," [方法不同] "the methods are different." Chinese often puts the noun first and [不同] after it.

Phrase Breakdown

不同

bù tóng

[Bùtóng]

different

Not the same as another or each other.

Example

台灣的文化和西方國家不同。

Taiwan's culture is different from that of Western countries.

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