不同尋常

简 不同寻常 · 繁 不同尋常
Mandarin · pinyin bù tóng xún cháng

Meanings

  1. out of the ordinary
  2. unusual
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
同
tóng · same, similar; together with
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常
cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
寻
xún · seek, search, look for; ancient
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4–2–2–2 · bu4 tong2 xun2 chang2

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  1. (idiomatic) out of the ordinary; unusual

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