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怪事

guài shì · guai shi

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Meaning

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  1. strange thing
  2. curious occurrence
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A yellow watermelon

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)遇到(yùdào)一件(yījiàn)怪事(guàishì)。

    I met a strange thing today.

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)怪事(guàishì)？

    What strange thing?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)一个(yīgè)西瓜(xīguā)，切开(qiēkāi)以后(yǐhòu)里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)黄色(huángsè)的(de)。

    I bought a watermelon, and after I cut it open, it was yellow inside.

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)不是(bùshì)怪事(guàishì)，有(yǒu)黄色(huángsè)的(de)西瓜(xīguā)。

    That's not a strange thing. There are yellow watermelons.

  5. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)还(hái)以为(yǐwéi)是(shì)怪事(guàishì)呢(ne)。

    Really? I thought it was something strange.

  6. Dengdeng

    黄色(huángsè)的(de)更(gèng)甜(tián)。

    The yellow ones are sweeter.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)告(gào)诉(sù)你(nǐ)一(yí)件(jiàn)怪(guài)事(shì)。

I want to tell you a strange thing.

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

02

最(zuì)近(jìn)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)里(lǐ)发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)一(yí)件(jiàn)怪(guài)事(shì)。

Recently a strange thing happened in the office.

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