稀奇 meaning in English

xīqí

rare; strange

HSK 7-9adjective20 strokes

Meaning of 稀奇

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xīqí
  1. rare
  2. strange

稀奇 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men在zài一yī家jiā植zhí物wù园yuán里lǐ找zhǎo到dào了le许xǔ多duō稀xī奇qí古gǔ怪guài的de植zhí物wù。
We found many strange plants in a botanical garden.

Stroke order for each character

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稀 xī · sparse · 12 strokes

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奇 qí · strange · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 稀奇.

奇怪qíguàistrange; odd
好奇hàoqíinquisitive; curious
神奇shénqímagical; mystical
奇妙qímiàowonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange
奇迹qíjìmiracle; wonder; marvel
传奇chuánqílegendary; fantasy saga
惊奇jīngqíto be amazed; to be surprised
奇特qítèpeculiar; unusual
好奇心hàoqíxīninterest in sth; curiosity
离奇líqíodd; bizarre
稀罕xīhanrare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity
新奇xīnqínovel; new; exotic

Questions about 稀奇

What does 稀奇 mean?

稀奇 (xīqí) means "rare; strange" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 稀奇?

稀奇 is made of 2 characters: 稀 (12 strokes), 奇 (8 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 稀奇 an HSK word?

Yes. 稀奇 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.