Usage note
奇怪可以用来描述一些不寻常或出乎意料的事情。
qí guài kě yǐ lái yòng lái míng sù yī xiē bù xún cháng huò chū hū yì liào de shì qing.
奇怪 can be used to describe something unusual or unexpected.
Context note
奇怪常用于描述日常生活中遇到的不寻常的事情。
qí guài cháng yòng lái míng sù rì cháng shēn qín zhōng dào dào de bù xún cháng de shì qing.
奇怪 is often used to describe unusual things in daily life.
5 examples
这个礼物真奇怪。
zhè ge lǐ wù zhēn qí guài。
This gift is really strange.
他穿的衣服很奇怪。
tā chuān de yī fu hěn qí guài。
He is wearing very strange clothes.
我看到一只奇怪的鸟。
wǒ kàn dào yì zhī qí guài de niǎo。
I saw a strange bird.
这个故事有点奇怪。
zhè ge gù shì yǒu diǎn qí guài。
This story is a bit strange.
他说话的方式很奇怪。
tā shuō huà de fāng shì hěn qí guài。
The way he speaks is very strange.
5 mini stories
妈妈买了一个奇怪的玩具，我很好奇。
mā ma mǎi le yí gè qí guài de wán jù， wǒ hěn hào qí。
Mom bought a strange toy, and I was very curious about it.
我们家的猫今天行为很奇怪，它不吃东西。
wǒ men jiā de māo jīn tiān xíng wéi hěn qí guài， tā bù chī dōng xī。
Our cat's behavior is very strange today; it isn't eating anything.
我看到一个奇怪的东西在桌子上。
wǒ kàn dào yí gè qí guài de dōng xī zài zhuō zi shàng。
I saw something strange on the table.
他穿了一件奇怪的衬衫，看起来很滑稽。
tā chuān le yí jiàn qí guài de chèn shān， kàn qǐ lái hěn huá jī。
He wore a strange shirt, which looked very funny.
这个房间布置得很奇怪，让人感觉不舒服。
zhè ge fáng jiān bù zhì dé hěn qí guài， ràng rén gǎn jué bù shū fú。
The room is decorated in a strange way, making people feel uncomfortable.
Mini dialogue
奇怪的声音
A
你听到那个奇怪的声音了吗？
Nǐ tīngdào nàge qíguài de shēngyīn le ma?
Did you hear that strange sound?
B
听到了，真的很奇怪。
Tīngdào le, zhēn de hěn qíguài.
Yes, it's really strange.
奇怪的天气
A
今天天气真奇怪，又下雨又出太阳。
Jīntiān tiānqì zhēn qíguài, yòu xià yǔ yòu chū tàiyáng.
The weather is so strange today, raining and sunny at the same time.
B
是啊，我从来没见过这么奇怪的天气。
Shì a, wǒ cónglái méi jiànguò zhème qíguài de tiānqì.
Yeah, I've never seen such strange weather.
Related words and contrasts
similar
古怪
gǔ guài
eccentric
Similar to 奇怪, but often describes a person's quirky personality.
opposite
正常
zhèng cháng
normal
The opposite of strange; usual and ordinary.