guài

odd; strange; uncanny; (bound form) monster; supernatural being; to find strange; to regard as odd

adjectiveverbadverb HSK 3.0 · Band 5

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  • 奇怪qíguàistrangeB3
  • 大惊小怪dàjīng-xiǎoguàito make a fuss about nothing (idiom)B7
  • 古怪gǔguàistrangeB7
  • 怪不得guàibudeno wonder!B7
  • 怪物guàiwumonsterB7
  • 怪异guàiyìmonstrousB7
  • 难怪nánguài(it's) no wonder (that...)B7

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这台机器坏了,真怪!

The machine broke down; how strange!

他总迟到,大家觉得奇怪吗?

He is always late; do others find that odd?