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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

奇怪 [qíguài]
  1. 1. adjective strange

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

奇怪 [qíguài]
  1. 1. strange; surprising; odd; funny; queer; singular
    真奇怪，他们至今还一无所知。
    It's really surprising that they should still be in the dark.
    这个问题提得很奇怪。
    It's a strange question to raise.
    各有各的爱好，没什么奇怪。
    Everyone has his or her own hobby. It's only natural.
  2. 2. feel surprised; wonder
    他们都奇怪你为什么要辞职。
    They feel surprised at your resignation.
    我奇怪他怎么不来。
    I wonder why he didn't come.
  3. 3. adverb strangely

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

奇怪 [qíguài]
  1. 1. 形 稀奇少有；异乎寻常
    太空中有许多奇怪的现象。
  2. 2. 形 出人意料；难以理解
    最近他的言行让人觉得奇怪。
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Examples

好生奇怪！
What an exceedingly strange thing!
这个问题提得很奇怪。
It's a strange question to raise.
他们都奇怪你为什么要辞职。
They feel surprised at your resignation.
一种奇怪的想法在我脑中燃炽。
A strange idea has been nagging me.
女排失手并不奇怪。
It is no surprise that the women's volleyball team was defeated.
真奇怪，他们至今对那样重要的事还一无所知。
It's really surprising that they should still be in the dark about such important events.
他俩说的话满拧，真是奇怪。
It is very strange that those two are completely opposite to each other.
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Collocations

真奇怪
really strange
奇怪的现象
a strange phenomenon
感到奇怪
to feel strange

Word Decomposition

奇
[qí] 		+ 怪
[guài]

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