(qí guài) - strange, odd, peculiar in Mandarin
qíguàiTraditional: 奇怪
Translation
strange, odd, peculiar
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Word origin
奇怪 (qí guài) joins two words meaning 'strange'. 奇 (qí) is 大 'big' over 可, conveying the unusual or remarkable, and 怪 (guài), the heart radical 忄 with 圣 as phonetic, means 'strange' or 'to find odd'. Together they mean 'strange' or 'peculiar'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 奇 (qí, unusual) + 怪 (guài, 忄heart radical + 圣 phonetic)
Stroke order
奇
怪
Examples
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This is really strange.
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His behaviour is very odd.
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Strange, the keys are gone.
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This smell is very strange.
奇怪 (qí guài) - strange, odd, peculiar.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 8: 奇怪, 些, 至少 and 7 more words.