奇怪 (qí guài): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

The Chinese word 奇怪 means “strange” or “weird”. It is commonly used to describe something that is unusual or out of the ordinary. For example, if you see someone wearing a strange outfit, you might say “他的衣服很奇怪”, which means “His clothes are very strange”. It can also be used to describe a strange or unexpected behavior, such as “他的行为很奇怪”, which means “His behavior is very strange”. Overall, 奇怪 is a useful word to describe anything that is unusual or unexpected.

Translation

Adjective: strange, weird

Pronunciation

Example Sentences

ChinesePinyinEngish
这个人的行为很奇怪zhège rén de xíngwéi hěn qíguàiThis person’s behavior is very strange
我感到有点奇怪wǒ gǎndào yǒudiǎn qíguàiI feel a little strange
这个地方看起来很奇怪zhège dìfāng kàn qǐlái hěn qíguàiThis place looks very strange
他的想法很奇怪tā de xiǎngfǎ hěn qíguàiHis ideas are very strange
这个故事真的很奇怪zhège gùshì zhēn de hěn qíguàiThis story is really strange
这个问题太奇怪了,我不知道该怎么回答zhège wèntí tài qíguài le, wǒ bù zhīdào gāi zěnme huídáThis question is too strange, I don’t know how to answer it
他的衣服搭配很奇怪tā de yīfú dāpèi hěn qíguàiHis clothes are matched very strangely
这个音乐的风格很奇怪,但我很喜欢它zhège yīnyuè de fēnggé hěn qíguài, dàn wǒ hěn xǐhuān tāThe style of this music is very strange, but I really like it

HSK

奇怪 is part of HSK Level 3 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 奇怪 with Pinyin and English Translation