悬殊
xuánshū
vastly different; large disparity
Characters in this word
殊 shū
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 歹 — corpse
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 两地教育资源差距悬殊，单靠考试公平无法弥补。 Liǎng dì jiàoyù zīyuán chājù xuánshū, dān kào kǎoshì gōngpíng wúfǎ míbǔ. The gap in educational resources between the two places is vast, and exam fairness alone cannot make up for it.
- 两队实力太悬殊了，比赛刚开场就失去了悬念。 Liǎng duì shílì tài xuánshū le, bǐsài gāng kāichǎng jiù shīqùle xuánniàn. The strengths of the two teams are too unequal; the match lost its suspense right after it started.
- 两座城市的人口相差悬殊，经济规模也大不一样。 Liǎng zuò chéngshì de rénkǒu xiāngchà xuánshū, jīngjì guīmó yě dà bù yīyàng. The populations of the two cities differ vastly, and their economic scales are also quite different.
Related words
- 悬 xuán to hang; to suspend; unresolved
- 悬挂 xuánguà to hang; to suspend
- 悬念 xuánniàn suspense; unresolved question
- 悬崖 xuányá cliff; precipice
- 特殊 tèshū special
- 虚 xū empty; hollow; vague
- 突兀 tūwù abrupt; out of place; jutting
- 相提并论 xiāngtíbìnglùn to mention in the same breath; to compare as equals
- 拙劣 zhuōliè clumsy; inferior; poorly executed
- 在所难免 zàisuǒnánmiǎn to be unavoidable; to be inevitable
- 稚嫩 zhìnèn young and inexperienced; immature; tender
- 无边无际 wúbiānwújì boundless; limitless; endless