Definition & Meaning

eccentric; odd; strange; bizarre; quizzical

Word usage

gǔ guài

古 怪

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HSK6 NHSK 789－1 RW AABB

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adj.eccentric; odd; strange; bizarre; quizzical
- wǒ tǎo yàn tā gǔ guài de pí qi
  我讨厌他古怪的脾气。
  I hate his eccentric disposition.
- tā jǔ zhǐ gǔ guài
  他举止古怪。
  His conduct is eccentric.
- yīng guó de guì zú men yī zhí fēi cháng gǔ guài
  英国的贵族们一直非常古怪。
  The English aristocracy have always been most eccentric.
- yàng zi gǔ guài
  样子古怪
  odd-looking
- gǔ guài de míng zi
  古怪的名字
  odd-sounding name
- gǔ guài zhī chù
  古怪之处
  oddity
synonym
qí guài奇怪 guài yì怪异 guài dàn怪诞 guāi pì乖僻
antonym
pǔ tōng普通

Word usage

Reduplication
"古怪" can be reduplicated, for example: "古古怪怪".
- 她最近行为古古怪怪的。
  She's been behaving very oddly lately.

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