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古怪 gǔguài

古怪 gǔguài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 古怪 gǔguài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gǔguài | gu3 guai4
English translation
eccentric
grotesque
oddly
queer

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Traditional form

古怪 gǔguài

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 古怪 gǔguài

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Origin unclear. Possibly a pictograph of a shield.

Positional decomposition

十口

Number of Strokes

5
guài

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

忄圣

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 古怪 gǔguài

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穿着 chuān zhuó 高及膝盖 xīgài de 护腿,留着海象 hǎi xiàng bān 的八字, zhēn shì 古怪 gǔguài de 老家伙 lǎo jiā huo .

He is the queer old duck with the knee - length gaiters and walrus mustache.

de 心眼 xīn yǎn 不错 bù cuò , 不过 bùguò 这阵, hěn Néng 唠叨 láodao , hěn 古怪 gǔguài .

She means well, but is very crusty and queer now.

那天 nà tiān 晚上 wǎnshang de 举动 jǔdòng 说是, gòu 古怪 gǔguài de le .

His conduct that evening was to say the least curious.

xiàng 所有 suǒyǒu de mèng 一样 yīyàng , zhè 场梦离奇 lí qí 古怪 gǔguài ,毫无 háowú 逻辑 luóji .

Like all dreams it had its own weird illogicality.

弗尔先生 Xiānsheng 突然 tūrán dōu le 圈子 quān zi ,古怪 gǔguài de ,痉挛 jìng luán de zǒu kāi le .

Mr Marvel was suddenly whirled about and started marching off in a curious spasmodic manner.

古怪 gǔguài Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 古怪 gǔguài and their own compounds.

古怪 gǔguài Compounds

See all 100 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 古怪 gǔguài in their composition.

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