泾渭分明 jīng wèi fēn míng

to be entirely different

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 50389th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to be entirely different
  2. 2. as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
泾 jīng
Jing River
渭 wèi
the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 关中guān zhōng plain
分 fēn HSK 1
minute (unit of time); to divide; to separate
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand