怪

Bewildering in Chinese: 怪 (guài)

guài

bewildering

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1bewildering
  2. 2odd
  3. 3strange
  4. 4uncanny
  5. 5devil
  6. 6monster
  7. 7to wonder at
  8. 8to blame
  9. 9quite
  10. 10rather

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怪

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄞˋ

guài

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他今天的样子有点怪。

    tā jīn tiān de yàng zi yǒu diǎn guài。

    He looks a bit strange today.

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Related words

奇怪

qí guài

strange

难怪

nán guài

(it's) no wonder (that...)

古怪

gǔ guài

strange

怪物

guài wu

monster

怪异

guài yì

monstrous

妖怪

yāo guài

monster

责怪

zé guài

to blame

怪不得

guài bu de

no wonder!

大惊小怪

dà jīng xiǎo guài

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

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