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Definitions

  1. 1. odd (number)

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 917754)

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Words Containing 奇

海上奇书
hǎi shàng qí shū
奇蹄类
jī tí lèi

Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates, such as horses, zebras etc)

神奇宝贝
shén qí bǎo bèi

Pokémon or Pocket Monsters, popular Japanese video game, anime and manga

柯萨奇病毒
kē sà qí bìng dú

Coxsachie A intestinal virus

奇偶性
jī ǒu xìng

parity (odd or even)

出奇
chū qí

extraordinary

翻空出奇
fān kōng chū qí

to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas

啧啧称奇
zé zé chēng qí

to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom)

乌尔根奇
wū ěr gēn qí

Urgench, city in Uzbekistan

卡拉奇
kǎ lā qí

Karachi (Pakistan)

奇事
qí shì

marvel

初刻拍案惊奇
chū kè pāi àn jīng qí

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[líng méng chū]

稀奇
xī qí

rare

奇文
qí wén

remarkable or peculiar piece of writing

都会传奇
dū huì chuán qí

urban legend (translation of recent Western term)

奇异
qí yì

fantastic

猎奇
liè qí

to hunt for novelty

珍禽奇兽
zhēn qín qí shòu

rare animals and birds

奇特
qí tè

peculiar

曲奇
qū qí

cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 kuk1 kei4)

平淡无奇
píng dàn wú qí

ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about

奇蹄目
jī tí mù

Perissodactyla

奇丑无比
qí chǒu wú bǐ

extremely ugly

奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo

rare treasure (idiom)

奇珍
qí zhēn

a rare treasure

不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí

not at all surprising (idiom)

奇货可居
qí huò kě jū

rare commodity worth hoarding

阿奇里斯
ā qí lǐ sī

Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad

囤积居奇
tún jī jū qí

to hoard and profiteer

古奇
gǔ qí

Gucci (brand)

西奇
xī qí

sygyt (overtone singing)

希奇古怪
xī qí gǔ guài

crazy

艾尔米塔奇
ài ěr mǐ tǎ jī

Ermitazh or Hermitage museum in St Peterburg

布里奇顿
bù lǐ qí dùn

Bridgetown, capital of Barbados

灰奇鹛
huī qí méi

(bird species of China) grey sibia (Heterophasia gracilis)

探奇
tàn qí

to seek unusual scenery or places

奇志
qí zhì

high aspiration

瓦西里耶维奇
wǎ xī lǐ yē wéi qí

Vasilievich (name)

奇解
qí jiě

singular solution (to a math. equation)

奇函数
jī hán shù

odd function (math.)

奇谈
qí tán

odd story

奇努克
qí nǔ kè

Chinook (helicopter)

道奇
dào qí

Dodge, US automobile brand, division of Chrysler LLC

米奇老鼠
mǐ qí lǎo shǔ

Mickey Mouse

奇台县
qí tái xiàn

Qitai county or Guchung nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

哈季奇
hā jì qí

Goran Hadžić (1958-2016), Croatian Serb leader until 1994, indicted war criminal

白耳奇鹛
bái ěr qí méi

(bird species of China) white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis)

珍奇
zhēn qí

rare

奇伟
qí wěi

singular and majestic

稀奇古怪
xī qí gǔ guài

crazy

奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì

exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)

加格达奇
jiā gé dá qí

Jiagedaqi district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, in northwest Heilongjiang and northeast Inner Mongolia

新奇
xīn qí

novel; new; exotic

奇袭
qí xí

surprise attack

长尾奇鹛
cháng wěi qí méi

(bird species of China) long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides)

维奇
wéi qí

Pope Vigilius (in office 537-555)

奇祸
qí huò

unexpected calamity

姆拉迪奇
mǔ lā dí qí

Mladić (name)

奇丽
qí lì

singularly beautiful

奇门遁甲
qí mén dùn jiǎ

ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)

奇瓦瓦
qí wǎ wǎ

Chihuahua, Mexico

哈士奇
hā shì qí

husky (sled dog)

奇才
qí cái

genius

瑰奇
guī qí

magnificent

传奇人物
chuán qí rén wù

legendary person

好奇心
hào qí xīn

interest in sth

神奇
shén qí

magical

刻奇
kè qí

(loanword) kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: getting emotional about sth due to the influence of social conditioning

都市传奇
dū shì chuán qí

urban legend (translation of recent Western term)

奇妙
qí miào

fantastic; wonderful

萨尔科奇
sà ěr kē qí

Sarkozy (name)

二刻拍案惊奇
èr kè pāi àn jīng qí

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[líng méng chū]

居奇
jū qí

to hoard

赫奇帕奇
hè qí pà qí

Hufflepuff (Harry Potter)

克赖斯特彻奇
kè lài sī tè chè qí

Christchurch (New Zealand city)

丽色奇鹛
lì sè qí méi

(bird species of China) beautiful sibia (Heterophasia pulchella)

奇绝
qí jué

strange

奇点
qí diǎn

(astronomy, math.) singularity

奇耻大辱
qí chǐ dà rǔ

extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)

达·芬奇
dá · fēn qí

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter

辛奇
xīn qí

kimchi (loanword)

蒙太奇
méng tài qí

montage (film) (loanword)

耶莱娜·扬科维奇
yé lái nuó · yáng kē wéi qí

Jelena Jankovic (1985-), Serbian tennis player

米奇
mǐ qí

Mickey or Mitch (name)

爱奇艺
ài qí yì

iQiyi, online video platform based in Beijing, launched in 2010

奇丑
qí chǒu

grotesque

传奇
chuán qí

legendary

黑头奇鹛
hēi tóu qí méi

(bird species of China) rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata)

拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí

to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!

萨马兰奇
sà mǎ lán qí

Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-2010), Spanish Olympic official, president of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001

无奇不有
wú qí bù yǒu

nothing is too bizarre

好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì

to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)

奇谲
qí jué

strange and deceitful

奇思妙想
qí sī miào xiǎng

an unconventional but wonderful idea

出奇制胜
chū qí zhì shèng

to win by a surprise move

突发奇想
tū fā qí xiǎng

suddenly have a thought (idiom)

奇缺
qí quē

very short of (food, clean water etc)

奇异笔
qí yì bǐ

marker (writing instrument)

伊里奇
yī lǐ qí

Ilyich or Illich (name)

亚努科维奇
yà nǔ kē wéi qí

Viktor Feyedov Yanukovych (1950-) Ukrainian politician

阿合奇县
ā hé qí xiàn

Aqchi Nahiyisi or Aheqi County in Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州|克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州[kè zī lè sū kē ěr kè zī zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

莫霍洛维奇
mò huò luò wéi qí

Andrija Mohorovichich or Mohorovičić (1857-1936), Croatian geologist and seismologist who discovered the Mohorovichich discontinuity or Moho

扬科维奇
yáng kē wéi qí

Jankovic

奇数
jī shù

odd number

化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí

lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)

奇效
qí xiào

wondrous effect

奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng

fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped

奇诡
qí guǐ

strange; queer; intriguing

加格达奇区
jiā gé dá qí qū

Jiagedaqi district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, in northwest Heilongjiang and northeast Inner Mongolia

奇览
qí lǎn

singular excursion

纳尼亚传奇
nà ní yà chuán qí

The Chronicles of Narnia, children's stories by C.S. Lewis

玛奇朵
mǎ qí duǒ

macchiato (loanword)

奇异果
qí yì guǒ

kiwi fruit

奇士
qí shì

odd person

奇葩
qí pā

exotic flower

千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài

fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)

奇迹
qí jì

miracle

希奇
xī qí

rare

离奇有趣
lí qí yǒu qù

quaint

奇谈怪论
qí tán guài lùn

strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)

奇趣
qí qù

quaint charm

奇偶
jī ǒu

parity

奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo

very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)

奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng

lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)

奇能
qí néng

special ability

卡布奇诺
kǎ bù qí nuò

cappuccino (loanword)

奇瑞
qí ruì

Chery (car manufacturer)

莫霍洛维奇不连续面
mò huò luò wéi qí bù lián xù miàn

Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)

克沙奇病毒
kè shā qí bìng dú

Coxsackievirus

奇观
qí guān

spectacle; impressive sight

奇台
qí tái

Qitai county or Guchung nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

阿莱奇冰川
ā lái qí bīng chuān

Aletsch glacier, Switzerland

奇兵
qí bīng

troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)

黑顶奇鹛
hēi dǐng qí méi

(bird species of China) black-headed sibia (Heterophasia desgodinsi)

奇羡
jī xiàn

surplus

奇闻
qí wén

anecdote

阿合奇
ā hé qí

Aqchi Nahiyisi or Aheqi County in Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州|克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州[kè zī lè sū kē ěr kè zī zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

佩奇
pèi qí

Peppa, from Peppa Pig cartoon

惊奇
jīng qí

to be amazed

奇技
qí jì

brilliant skill

卡拉季奇
kǎ lā jì jī

Radovan Karadžić (1945-), former Bosnian Serb leader and war criminal

塔迪奇
tǎ dí qí

Tadich (name)

奇能异士
qí néng yì shì

extraordinary hero with special abilities

离奇
lí qí

odd

奇怪
qí guài

strange

奇景
qí jǐng

wonderful scenery

说也奇怪
shuō yě qí guài

strangely enough

彼得罗维奇
bǐ dé luó wéi qí

Petrovich (name)

安克雷奇
ān kè léi qí

Anchorage (city in Alaska)

卡拉奇那
kǎ lā jī nà

Krajina (former Yugoslavia)

奇崛
qí jué

strange and prominent

魔宫传奇
mó gōng chuán qí

The Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by Umberto Eco

金里奇
jīn lǐ qí

(Newt) Gingrich

奇异夸克
qí yì kuā kè

strange quark (particle physics)

阿奇霉素
ā qí méi sù

azithromycin (macrolide antibiotic)

奇幻
qí huàn

fantasy (fiction)

吊诡矜奇
diào guǐ jīn qí

strange and paradoxical

爱丽丝漫游奇境记
ài lì sī màn yóu qí jìng jì

Alice in Wonderland

柯沙奇病毒
kē shā qí bìng dú

Coxsackievirus

怪人奥尔·扬科维奇
guài rén ào ěr · yáng kē wéi qí

\Weird Al\ Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs

奇葩异卉
qí pā yì huì

rare and exotic flora (idiom)

奇人
qí rén

an eccentric

俗世奇人
sú shì qí rén

Extraordinary people in our ordinary world, short stories by novelist Feng Jicai 馮驥才|冯骥才[féng jì cái]

南乔治亚岛和南桑威奇
nán qiáo zhì yà dǎo hé nán sāng wēi qí

South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands

奇遇
qí yù

happy encounter

奇彩
qí cǎi

unexpected splendour

栗背奇鹛
lì bèi qí méi

(bird species of China) rufous-backed sibia (Heterophasia annectans)

奇装异服
qí zhuāng yì fú

bizarre dress

威奇托
wēi qí tuō

Wichita (city in Kansas)

咄咄称奇
duō duō chēng qí

to cluck one's tongue in wonder

施华洛世奇水晶
shī huá luò shì qí shuǐ jīng

Swarovski crystal

艾奇逊
ài qí xùn

Atchison or Acheson (name)

刘少奇
liú shào qí

Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution

好奇
hào qí

inquisitive