异 yì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 巳 snake 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
异口同声
yìkǒutóngshēng
with one voice; unanimously
Characters in this word
口 kǒu
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
同 tóng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
声 shēng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 士 — scholar, gentleman
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 大家异口同声地夸这家店的饺子好吃。 Dàjiā yìkǒutóngshēng de kuā zhè jiā diàn de jiǎozi hǎochī. Everyone praised this shop's dumplings with one voice.
- 全体成员异口同声地同意去云南旅行。 Quántǐ chéngyuán yìkǒutóngshēng de tóngyì qù Yúnnán lǚxíng. All the members agreed unanimously to travel to Yunnan.
- 问起小时候最难忘的事，他们异口同声地说是外婆做的饭。 Wèn qǐ xiǎoshíhou zuì nánwàng de shì, tāmen yìkǒutóngshēng de shuō shì wàipó zuò de fàn. Asked about their most unforgettable childhood memory, they answered in unison: grandma's cooking.
Related words
- 差异 chāyì difference
- 异常 yìcháng unusual, abnormal; extremely
- 优异 yōuyì excellent
- 变异 biànyì to mutate; variation
- 诧异 chàyì astonished; surprised
- 大同小异 dàtóngxiǎoyì largely the same with minor differences
- 怪异 guàiyì strange; bizarre; oddity
- 求同存异 qiútóngcúnyì to seek common ground while reserving differences
- 日新月异 rìxīnyuèyì to change with each passing day; rapid progress
- 异想天开 yìxiǎngtiānkāi wildly fanciful; unrealistic
- 异性 yìxìng opposite sex
- 异议 yìyì objection; dissent