古怪

gǔ guài

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. strange
2. weird
3. eccentric
4. bizarre

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 正常 zhèng cháng 正常 zhèng cháng regular 表示合乎一般规律或情况: regular

Related words

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• 怪异 guài yì 怪异 guài yì monstrous 指奇特而不寻常，常带贬义: monstrous

Synonyms

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• 奇怪 qí guài 奇怪 qí guài strange 表示不正常、不常见的状态: strange

Usage notes

Collocations

“古怪”多修饰性情、想法、打扮等，如“性格古怪”，较少直接形容物体。

Common mistakes

勿将“古怪”用于意外事件；描述突发情况应用“奇怪”，如“发生了奇怪的事情”，而非“古怪的事情”。

Example Sentences

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他性格 古怪 ，总是独来独往。

He has an eccentric personality and always keeps to himself.

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Words Containing 古怪

• 古里古怪 古里古怪 gǔ lǐ gǔ guài: quaint
• 希奇古怪 希奇古怪 xī qí gǔ guài: crazy
• 稀奇古怪 稀奇古怪 xī qí gǔ guài: crazy

Child Words of 古怪

• 古 古 gǔ: ancient
• 怪 怪 guài: bewildering