异己

異己

yìjǐ

noun #31,522

Meanings

1 dissident
2 outsider
3 those holding opposing views
4 non-self; foreign (to the body)

Characters

different; foreign

Examples

HSK 6

免疫系统会攻击异己细胞。

Miǎnyì xìtǒng huì gōngjī yìjǐ xìbāo.

The immune system attacks foreign cells.

HSK 7-9

他打击异己，独揽大权。

Tā dǎjī yìjǐ, dú lǎn dàquán.

He suppressed dissidents and seized all power for himself.

Tips

usage

Two distinct domains: (1) power struggles, as in the fixed phrase 排除异己 "to get rid of those who oppose one"; (2) biology, "non-self", as in 异己抗原 (foreign antigen). The literal meaning, "different from oneself", links both.

Stroke Order

异 yì

己 jǐ