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The Chinese word "奇怪" is formed by combining the characters "奇" and "怪", each meaning "strange" or "unusual", to create a compound where both elements semantically reinforce the concept of strangeness, resulting in the meaning "strange" or "odd".

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他的行为很奇怪。

Tā de xíngwéi hěn qíguài.

His behavior is very strange.

我觉得这个故事很奇怪。

Wǒ juéde zhège gùshì hěn qíguài.

I think this story is very strange.

天气突然变冷，真奇怪。

Tiānqì tūrán biàn lěng, zhēn qíguài.

The weather suddenly turned cold, really strange.

他奇怪为什么没有人来参加聚会。

Tā qíguài wèishéme méiyǒu rén lái cānjiā jùhuì.

He found it strange why no one came to the party.

科学家对这个奇怪的现象进行了深入研究。

Kēxuéjiā duì zhège qíguài de xiànxiàng jìnxíngle shēnrù yánjiū.

Scientists conducted in-depth research on this strange phenomenon.

Word Definition - 奇怪

qí guài strange; odd; peculiar

Individual Character Details

奇 jī, qí
怪 guài, guài