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guài

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guài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guài | guai4
English translation
bewildering
odd
strange
uncanny
devil
monster
to wonder at
to blame
quite
rather
variant of guài [guài]
unusual, strange, peculiar

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About guài

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

guài

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Etymology of guài

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Positional decomposition

忄圣

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and shèng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using guài

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zhēn gòu guài de , 昨天 zuótiān 遇见 yù jiàn le .

Curiously enough, I, too, met him yesterday.

不时 bùshí Wén dào 怪味 guài wèi .

Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.

玻璃 bōli chuāng bèi 打碎 dǎ suì le ,我们 wǒmen gāi guài shuí ne ?

Who do we have to thank for the broken window?

耳朵 ěrduo Huán yǐn 萨萨萨 de shēng yīn xiè Suǒ 屑索的怪声.

His ears were still hissing with the rustle of the leaves.

qiáo , 这些 zhè xiē 葡萄 pútao guài 水灵 shuǐ líng de .

Look, how fresh and juicy those grapes are.

Words with guài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
guài odd guài
奇怪 qíguài strange奇怪 qíguài
怪物 guài wu monster怪物 guài wu
难怪 nánguài (it's) no wonder (that...)難怪
古怪 gǔguài eccentric古怪 gǔguài
怪异 guài yì monstrous怪異
怪不得 guàibude no wonder!怪不得 guàibude
怪兽 guài shòu rare animal怪獸
怪人 guài rén eccentric怪人 guài rén
责怪 zéguài to blame責怪
妖怪 yāo guài monster妖怪 yāo guài
怪胎 guài tāi freak怪胎 guài tāi
怪事 guài shì strange thing怪事 guài shì
大惊小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)大驚小怪
怪圈 guài quān vicious circle怪圈 guài quān
怪罪 guài zuì to blame怪罪 guài zuì
作怪 zuò guài to act up作怪 zuò guài
怪癖 guài pǐ eccentricity怪癖 guài pǐ
见怪不怪 jiàn guài bù guài not to wonder at strange sights見怪不怪
鬼怪 guǐ guài hobgoblin鬼怪 guǐ guài
丑八怪 chǒu bā guài ugly person醜八怪
错怪 cuò guài to blame sb wrongly錯怪
稀奇古怪 xī qí gǔ guài crazy稀奇古怪 xī qí gǔ guài
怪诞 guài dàn freak怪誕
见怪 jiàn guài to mind見怪

guài Decomposition & Compounds

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guài Decomposition

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