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奇异

qí yì · qi yi

Traditional 奇異

Meaning

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  1. fantastic
  2. bizarre
  3. odd
  4. exotic
  5. astonished
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A strange sound

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)奇异(qíyì)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)？

    Listen, what is this strange sound?

  2. Dengdeng

    好像(hǎoxiàng)是(shì)从(cóng)树上(shùshàng)来(lái)的(de)。

    It seems to come from the tree.

  3. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)奇异(qíyì)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)，像(xiàng)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)，又(yòu)像(xiàng)机器(jīqì)。

    Such a strange sound, like a bird and like a machine.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)……树上(shùshàng)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhǐ)鸟(niǎo)在(zài)叫(jiào)。

    Let me see... there's a bird singing in the tree.

  5. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)奇异(qíyì)！它(tā)叫(jiào)得(de)像(xiàng)手机(shǒujī)铃声(língshēng)。

    How odd! It sounds like a phone ringtone.

  6. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)它(tā)，是(shì)我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)在(zài)响(xiǎng)，妈妈(māma)打来(dǎlái)的(de)。

    It's not the bird. My phone is ringing, Mom is calling.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

天(tiān)空(kōng)中(zhōng)出(chū)现(xiàn)了(le)一(yì)种(zhǒng)奇(qí)异(yì)的(de)光(guāng)。

A strange light appeared in the sky.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)的(de)味(wèi)道(dào)很(hěn)奇(qí)异(yì)。

This fruit has a very exotic taste.

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