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怪人

guài rén · guai ren

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Meaning

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  1. strange person
  2. eccentric
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The man who sings to trees

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)楼下(lóuxià)有(yǒu)个(gè)怪人(guàirén)。

    There is a strange man downstairs.

  2. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)怪(guài)？

    Strange how?

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)对着(duìzhe)树(shù)唱歌(chànggē)。

    Every morning he sings to the trees.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)怪人(guàirén)唱(chàng)得(de)好听(hǎotīng)吗(ma)？

    Does this strange man sing well?

  5. Dengdeng

    好听(hǎotīng)，所以(suǒyǐ)树(shù)长(zhǎng)得(de)特别(tèbié)高(gāo)。

    Yes, so the trees grow extra tall.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

邻(lín)居(jū)们(men)都(dōu)说(shuō)他(tā)是(shì)个(ge)怪(guài)人(rén)，很(hěn)少(shǎo)跟(gēn)人(rén)说(shuō)话(huà)。

The neighbors all say he is an eccentric who rarely talks to anyone.

02

那(nà)个(ge)怪(guài)人(rén)每(měi)天(tiān)穿(chuān)着(zhe)同(tóng)样(yàng)的(de)衣(yī)服(fu)散(sàn)步(bù)。

That strange person takes a walk in the same clothes every day.

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