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| Pronunciation |
: |
guài |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- strange. (adj)
- be surprised. (v)
- blame. (v)
- really. (adv)
- monster. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
忄 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
怪 |
| Usage |
: |
15.3% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
eccentric; a peculiar person |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
no wonder; it explains why … |
| 10. |
|
|
: |
do mischief; make trouble |
Sentences:
| 1. He speaks a Creole language. No wonder it sounds strange. |
| tā |
jiǎng |
de |
shì |
hùn |
hé |
yǔ |
， |
guài |
bù |
dé |
tīng |
qǐ |
lái |
yǒu |
diǎn |
guài |
guài |
de |
。 |
| 他 |
讲 |
的 |
是 |
混 |
合 |
语 |
， |
怪 |
不 |
得 |
听 |
起 |
来 |
有 |
点 |
怪 |
怪 |
的 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 讲 |
: |
speak |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after a verb or between a verb and its object to stress an element of the sentence |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 混合语 |
: |
a hybrid language that is a mixture of two or more languages that come into contact with each other |
| 怪不得 |
: |
no wonder |
| 听起来 |
: |
(v) sound |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 点 |
: |
a bit |
| 怪怪 |
: |
strange |
|
| 2. This watermelon is only half-ripe, so it is not sweet. |
| zhè |
xī |
guā |
bàn |
shēng |
bù |
shú |
， |
nán |
guài |
bù |
tián |
。 |
| 这 |
西 |
瓜 |
半 |
生 |
不 |
熟 |
， |
难 |
怪 |
不 |
甜 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 西瓜 |
: |
watermelon |
| 半生不熟 |
: |
half-ripe |
| 难怪 |
: |
no wonder |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 甜 |
: |
sweet |
|
| 3. We can’t blame this entirely on him. |
| zhè |
shì |
yě |
bù |
néng |
quán |
guài |
tā |
。 |
| 这 |
事 |
也 |
不 |
能 |
全 |
怪 |
他 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 事 |
: |
matter |
| 也 |
: |
also |
| 不能 |
: |
cannot |
| 全 |
: |
all |
| 怪 |
: |
blame |
| 他 |
: |
him |
|
| 4. This bag is really heavy. |
| zhè |
xíng |
li |
guài |
zhòng |
de |
。 |
| 这 |
行 |
李 |
怪 |
重 |
的 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 行李 |
: |
luggage |
| 怪 |
: |
really |
| 重 |
: |
heavy |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression |
|
| 5. He heard a strange sound. |
| tā |
tīng |
dào |
yī |
gè |
qí |
guài |
de |
shēng |
yīn |
。 |
| 他 |
听 |
到 |
一 |
个 |
奇 |
怪 |
的 |
声 |
音 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 听 |
: |
listen |
| 到 |
: |
used as a verb complement to show the result of an action |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 奇怪 |
: |
strange |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 声音 |
: |
sound |
|
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