奇怪 qíguài — strange, odd, surprising
qíguài (second tone, rising)qi2guai4
strange, odd, surprising
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)adjective
Meanings
strange, odd, surprising
Not what one would expect. It describes situations and behaviour as well as things, and often opens a remark: 奇怪，他今天怎么没来？
adjective
Example sentences
- 真奇怪，他今天怎么没来？真奇怪，他今天怎麼沒來？Zhēn (first tone, high and level) qíguài, (second tone, rising) tā (first tone, high and level) jīntiān (first tone, high and level) zěnme (third tone, dipping) méi (second tone, rising) lái? (second tone, rising)···
How odd — why hasn’t he come today?
- 这个菜的名字很奇怪。這個菜的名字很奇怪。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) cài (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) míngzi (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) qíguài. (second tone, rising)···
This dish has a very strange name.