截然不同

jié rán bù tóng · jie ran bu tong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. entirely different
  2. different as black and white

In a sentence

2 examples
01

日(rì)语(yǔ)和(hé)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)的(de)汉(hàn)字(zì)发(fā)音(yīn)截(jié)然(rán)不(bù)同(tóng),对(duì)吗(ma)?

The Japanese and Chinese pronunciation for kanji is very different, isn't it?

Tatoeba: Chinese by iiujik · English by ryanthewired · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)两(liǎng)兄(xiōng)弟(dì)的(de)性(xìng)格(gé)截(jié)然(rán)不(bù)同(tóng),一(yí)个(gè)安(ān)静(jìng),一(yí)个(gè)活(huó)泼(po)。

The two brothers have completely different personalities: one is quiet, and the other is lively.

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