奇怪 qí guài adj. strange / odd / to marvel / to be baffled syn 兴趣 興趣 xìng qù n. interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 见鬼 見鬼 jiàn guǐ absurd / strange / (interj.) curse it! / to hell with it! syn 古怪 gǔ guài adj. strange / weird / eccentric / bizarre syn 娱乐 娛樂 yú lè v., n. to entertain / to amuse / entertainment / recreation / amusement / hobby / fun / joy syn 怪异 怪異 guài yì adj., n. monstrous / strange / strange phenomenon syn 诡异 詭異 guǐ yì strange / weird syn 怪人 guài rén strange person / eccentric syn 爱好 愛好 ài hào v., n. to like / to be fond of / to take pleasure in / to be keen on / interest / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 陌生 mò shēng adj. strange / unfamiliar syn 奇妙 qí miào adj. wonderful / marvelous / intriguing / mysterious / strange syn 怪事 guài shì strange thing / curious occurrence syn 嗜好 shì hào n. hobby / indulgence / habit / addiction syn 蹊跷 蹊蹺 qī qiāo adj. odd / queer / strange / fishy syn 稀奇 xī qí adj. rare / strange syn 作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen / to act up / to act behind the scenes / to make mischief / odd / to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) syn 生疏 shēng shū adj. unfamiliar / strange / out of practice / not accustomed syn 怪味 guài wèi strange odor 希奇 xī qí rare / strange / variant of 稀奇[xi1qi2] syn 稀奇古怪 xī qí gǔ guài crazy / bizarre / weird / fantastic / strange syn 见怪不怪 見怪不怪 jiàn guài bù guài to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all / to be well accustomed (to sth) syn 珍奇 zhēn qí rare / strange syn 异状 異狀 yì zhuàng unusual condition / something odd / strange shape 同床异梦 同床異夢 tóng chuáng yì mèng lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom) / ostensible partners with different agendas / strange bedfellows / marital dissension syn 奇绝 奇絕 qí jué strange / rare / bizarre syn 灵异 靈異 líng yì deity / monster / strange / mysterious / supernatural 奇诡 奇詭 qí guǐ strange / queer / intriguing 怪 guài adj., v., adv. odd / strange / uncanny / (bound form) monster / supernatural being / to find strange / to regard as odd / to blame / (coll.) somewhat / rather syn 奇 qí strange / odd / weird / wonderful / surprisingly / unusually syn 异 異 yì different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate syn 癖 pǐ habit / hobby syn 邪 xié adj. demonic / iniquitous / nefarious / evil / unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine) / (coll.) strange / abnormal syn 青梅竹马 青梅竹馬 qīng méi zhú mǎ lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends syn 珍闻 珍聞 zhēn wén oddity / news tidbits / strange and interesting item 咄咄怪事 duō duō guài shì strange / absurd / paradoxical / extraordinary syn 傀 guī grand / strange / exotic 奇谈怪论 奇談怪論 qí tán guài lùn strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom) / unreasonable remarks syn 巴山夜雨 bā shān yè yǔ rain on Mt Ba (idiom) / lonely in a strange land / Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution 希奇古怪 xī qí gǔ guài crazy / bizarre / weird / fantastic / strange 怪模怪样 怪模怪樣 guài mó guài yàng outlandish / strange-looking / grotesque syn 恠 guài odd / strange / uncanny / (bound form) monster / supernatural being / to find strange / to regard as odd / to blame / (coll.) somewhat / rather / variant of 怪[guai4] 异响 異響 yì xiǎng unusual sound / strange noise / to make a strange sound 此道 cǐ dào such matters / things like this / this line of work / this pursuit / this hobby / this endeavor 燕隼 yàn sǔn (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) 猛隼 měng sǔn (bird species of China) oriental hobby (Falco severus) 一无所好 一無所好 yī wú suǒ hào (idiom) To have no hobby or particular interest. 聊斋志异 聊齋志異 liáo zhāi zhì yì Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄[Pu2 Song1 ling2] 二十年目睹之怪现状 二十年目睹之怪現狀 èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2] 吴趼人 吳趼人 wú jiǎn rén Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪現狀|二十年目睹之怪现状 嗜痂成癖 shì jiā chéng pǐ to have strange and dangerous addictions (idiom) syn 奇伟 奇偉 qí wěi singular and majestic / strange and grand syn 奇崛 qí jué strange and prominent syn 奇异夸克 奇異夸克 qí yì kuā kè strange quark (particle physics) 奇谲 奇譎 qí jué strange and deceitful / sly / treacherous 吊诡矜奇 弔詭矜奇 diào guǐ jīn qí strange and paradoxical 怪念头 怪念頭 guài niàn tou eccentric notion / strange whim 怪秘 怪祕 guài mì strange / mystic 怪声怪气 怪聲怪氣 guài shēng guài qì strange voice / affected manner of speaking syn 独在异乡为异客 獨在異鄉為異客 dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2]) 异事 異事 yì shì sth else / a separate matter / not the same thing / with different jobs (not colleagues) / a remarkable thing / sth special / an odd thing / sth strange or incomprehensible 异文鄙事 異文鄙事 yì wén bǐ shì strange writing by rustic or illiterate 眼生 yǎn shēng unfamiliar / strange-looking syn 邪门 邪門 xié mén strange / unusual / evil ways / dishonest practices 可怪 kě guài strange / curious / surprising 日怪 rì guài (dialect) strange 怪腔怪调 怪腔怪調 guài qiāng guài diào strange accent / odd manner of speaking or singing 说也奇怪 說也奇怪 shuō yě qí guài strangely enough / oddly enough / strange to say 中二病 zhōng èr bìng (neologism) strange behavior characteristic of a teenager going through puberty (loanword from Japanese "chūnibyō") 人生地不熟 rén shēng dì bù shú to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom) / in an unfamiliar place without friends or family 怪模怪样 怪模怪樣 guài mú guài yàng outlandish / strange-looking / grotesque syn 怪象 guài xiàng strange phenomenon 希奇古怪 xī qí - gǔ guài (idiom) crazy / bizarre / weird / fantastic / strange / variant of 稀奇古怪[xi1qi2-gu3guai4] 撞鬼 zhuàng guǐ to encounter a ghost or supernatural being / (coll.) to experience sth strange, eerie or unlucky 异象 異象 yì xiàng (religion) a vision / strange phenomenon 稀奇古怪 xī qí - gǔ guài (idiom) crazy / bizarre / weird / fantastic / strange syn 蹊 qī odd / queer / strange / fishy / Taiwan pr. [xi1] / used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷[qi1qiao1] syn 别有肺肠 bié yǒu fèi cháng (idiom) To harbor ulterior or malicious motives and deliberately put forward strange views that differ from the general opinion. 不以为奇 bù yǐ wéi qí (idiom) Not to find something strange / to regard it as ordinary or familiar. 乖僻邪谬 guāi pì xié miù (idiom) Describes someone with a strange, eccentric, and solitary character, lacking consideration for ordinary human feelings. 怪力乱神 guài lì luàn shén (idiom) Refers to matters involving the strange, extraordinary force, rebellion, and spirits. 诡谲多变 詭譎多變 guǐ jué duō biàn (idiom) To describe a person whose temperament is strange, changeable, and difficult to understand. 诡谲怪诞 guǐ jué guài dàn (idiom) Extremely strange and bizarre, to the point of seeming fantastic or absurd. 神头鬼面 shén tóu guǐ miàn (idiom) Describes a strange or affected appearance. By extension, it refers to someone who artificially tries to create an air of mystery. 嗜痂之癖 shì jiā zhī pǐ (idiom) It describes an especially strange taste or habit. Originally, it referred to the habit of eating scabs. 素隐行怪 sù yǐn xíng guài (idiom) To seek out obscure matters and adopt strange or eccentric ways in order to gain fame. 恬不为怪 tián bù wéi guài (idiom) To remain completely calm when faced with something unreasonable or abnormal, without finding it strange. syn 云谲波诡 雲譎波詭 yún jué bō guǐ (idiom) Describes forms or situations that are strange, shifting, and difficult to grasp. It is mainly used for things that are unpredictable and constantly changing. syn 逐臭之夫 zhú chòu zhī fū (idiom) A person with strange tastes or preferences very different from those of ordinary people. The expression is generally derogatory. 人不人，鬼不鬼 rén bù rén，guǐ bù guǐ (idiom) To look neither properly human nor like a proper ghost. It describes a person with a strange and unpleasant appearance. 仙山楼阁 xiān shān lóu gé (idiom) It refers to the paradise inhabited by immortals. It often describes a strange, wondrous, and dreamlike realm or landscape. 佹形僪状 guǐ xíng yù zhuàng (idiom) To have a strange or grotesque shape. It describes the outward appearance of an object. 古古怪怪 gǔ gǔ guài guài (idiom) To have a strange, unusual, or bizarre appearance. The expression can describe objects, places, behavior, or situations. 天奇地怪 tiān qí dì guài (idiom) Refers to something extraordinarily strange in the world. 天灾地妖 tiān zāi dì yāo (idiom) Natural disasters and strange phenomena occurring in the natural world. 奇奇怪怪 qí qí guài guài (idiom) Describes things or behavior that are strange and unusual. 奇情异致 qí qíng yì zhì (idiom) Strange feelings and unusual tastes. Describes a distinctive, even eccentric, sensibility and manner. 奇想天开 奇想天開 qí xiǎng tiān kāi (idiom) Describes an extremely strange and unrealistic idea, usually with a mocking nuance. 奇离古怪 qí lí gǔ guài (idiom) Strange, unusual, and bizarre, far outside the ordinary. 奇风异俗 奇風異俗 qí fēng yì sú (idiom) Strange and unusual habits and customs. 