Meaning of 古怪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
gǔguài
- strange
- weird
- eccentric
- bizarre
古怪 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
”那你怎么看玛丽?“ ”她看起来挺古怪的。“
"So what do you think of Mary?" "She has a rather peculiar appearance."
他的性情古怪。
He's a strange character.
你有没有发现他说话的语气有点古怪?
Did you pick up on that strange tone in his voice?
我知道人们认为我古怪。
I know people think I'm odd.
我们在一家植物园里找到了许多稀奇古怪的植物。
We found many strange plants in a botanical garden.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
古 gǔ · ancient · 5 strokes
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怪 guài · odd · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 古怪.
| 奇怪 | qíguài | strange; odd |
| 古代 | gǔdài | ancient times |
| 古老 | gǔlǎo | ancient; old |
| 古典 | gǔdiǎn | classical |
| 怪物 | guàiwu | monster; freak |
| 难怪 | nánguài | (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) |
| 怪异 | guàiyì | monstrous; strange |
| 责怪 | zéguài | to blame; to rebuke |
| 妖怪 | yāoguài | monster; devil |
| 怪不得 | guàibude | no wonder!; so that's why! |
| 古董 | gǔdǒng | curio; antique |
| 大惊小怪 | dàjīng-xiǎoguài | to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) |
Questions about 古怪
What does 古怪 mean?
古怪 (gǔguài) means "strange; weird" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 古怪?
古怪 is made of 2 characters: 古 (5 strokes), 怪 (8 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 古怪 an HSK word?
Yes. 古怪 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.