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(guài wù) - monster, freak in Mandarin

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Traditional: 怪物

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Translation

monster, freak

Word origin

A compound of 怪 (guài, strange) and 物 (wù, thing, creature), together meaning a strange creature, hence monster. The character 怪 carries the heart radical 忄.

Origin
compound
Root
怪 (guài, strange) + 物 (wù, creature)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 怪

Stroke order for 物

Examples

There is a terrifying monster in the film.

The children are all afraid of monsters in the dark.

That monster has three eyes.

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Legend says a monster lives in the lake.

He was treated by people as a freak.

怪物 (guài wù) means monster or freak. It is used for frightening imaginary creatures and odd beings.

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This word is part of lesson 28.