Chinese–EnglishWith examples

不同

bù tóng · bu tong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

在(zài)城(chéng)市(shì)生(shēng)活(huó)和(hé)在(zài)农(nóng)村(cūn)生(shēng)活(huó)很(hěn)不(bù)同(tóng)。

Living in the city is really different to living in the country.

这(zhè)两(liǎng)个(gè)词(cí)的(de)意(yì)思(si)不(bù)同(tóng)，用(yòng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)要(yào)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)。

These two words have different meanings, so be careful when using them.

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no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

like; same

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.