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奇特

qí tè · qi te

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. peculiar
  2. unusual
  3. queer
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A strange fruit

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)这个(zhège)水果(shuǐguǒ)，样子(yàngzi)好(hǎo)奇特(qítè)！

    Look at this fruit. The shape is so strange!

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，切开(qiēkāi)像(xiàng)一颗(yīkē)星星(xīngxing)。

    Yes, cut open it looks like a star.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)？

    How do you know?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)吃过(chīguò)，叫(jiào)杨桃(yángtáo)。

    I've eaten it. It's called star fruit.

  5. Dengdeng

    好吃(hǎochī)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)试试(shìshì)。

    Is it tasty? I'll buy one to try.

  6. Liangliang

    先(xiān)尝(cháng)一口(yīkǒu)吧(ba)，味道(wèidao)也(yě)很(hěn)奇特(qítè)。

    Taste a bite first. The flavor is peculiar too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)是(shì)个(gè)奇(qí)特(tè)的(de)人(rén)。

My mother is eccentric.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by kemushi69 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

岩(yán)石(shí)经(jīng)过(guò)风(fēng)化(huà)后(hòu)，形(xíng)成(chéng)了(le)各(gè)种(zhǒng)奇(qí)特(tè)的(de)形(xíng)状(zhuàng)。

The rocks are weathered into fantastic forms.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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