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奇怪

qí guài · qi guai

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Meaning

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  1. strange
  2. odd
  3. to marvel
  4. to be baffled
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Odd shoes

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)穿得(chuānde)有点(yǒudiǎn)奇怪(qíguài)。

    Liangliang, you are dressed a bit strangely today.

  2. Liangliang

    哪里(nǎlǐ)奇怪(qíguài)？

    What is strange?

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)你的(nǐde)鞋(xié)，一只(yīzhǐ)红(hóng)的(de)，一只(yīzhǐ)黑(hēi)的(de)。

    Look at your shoes. One is red and one is black.

  4. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)！我(wǒ)早上(zǎoshang)太(tài)急(jí)了(le)，没(méi)看清楚(kànqīngchǔ)。

    Oh no! I was in too much of a hurry this morning and didn't look properly.

  5. Dengdeng

    别(bié)担心(dānxīn)，也(yě)不(bù)奇怪(qíguài)，别人(biéren)会(huì)以为(yǐwéi)这(zhè)是(shì)新款(xīnkuǎn)。

    Don't worry, it's not strange. People will think it's a new style.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

很(hěn)多(duō)例(lì)句(jù)用(yòng)到(dào)“汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)”和(hé)“麦(mài)克(kè)”，这(zhè)很(hěn)奇(qí)怪(guài)。

There are so many example sentences using "Tom" and "Mike". It's very strange.

Tatoeba: Chinese by 400S · English by pig8322 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

化(huà)妆(zhuāng)太(tài)浓(nóng)的(de)话(huà)脸(liǎn)会(huì)看(kàn)着(zhe)很(hěn)奇(qí)怪(guài)。

A face with too much make up looks strange.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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奇
jī

odd (number)

怪
guài

bewildering; odd

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