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怪异

guài yì · guai yi

Traditional 怪異

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. monstrous
  2. strange
  3. strange phenomenon
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The strange radish

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)这个(zhège)萝卜(luóbo)，长得(zhǎngde)真(zhēn)怪异(guàiyì)！

    Look at this radish. It looks so weird!

  2. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，它(tā)像(xiàng)一个(yīgè)小人(xiǎorén)，还有(háiyǒu)两条(liǎngtiáo)腿(tuǐ)。

    Ha ha, it looks like a little person with two legs.

  3. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)怪异(guàiyì)的(de)萝卜(luóbo)，我(wǒ)不敢(bùgǎn)吃(chī)。

    I don't dare eat such a weird radish.

  4. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？怪异(guàiyì)的(de)东西(dōngxi)，也许(yěxǔ)最(zuì)好吃(hǎochī)。

    Why? Weird things may taste the best.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)吃(chī)吧(ba)。

    Then you eat it first.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)舍不得(shěbude)吃(chī)，它(tā)这么(zhème)可爱(kěài)，我(wǒ)要(yào)带(dài)它(tā)回家(huíjiā)。

    I can't bear to eat it. It's so cute, I'm taking it home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

「曲(qū)奇(qí)最(zuì)近(jìn)行(xíng)为(wéi)怪(guài)异(yì)吗(ma)？」「他(tā)是(shì)一(yì)只(zhī)猫(māo)。」

"Has Cookie been acting weird lately?" "He's a cat."

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

02

昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)的(de)天(tiān)气(qì)非(fēi)常(cháng)怪(guài)异(yì)，一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)下(xià)雨(yǔ)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)出(chū)太(tài)阳(yáng)。

The weather last night was very strange—one moment it was raining, the next the sun was out.

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