怪物

guài wu

CL 个 gè 只 zhǐ

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. monster
2. freak
3. eccentric person

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 妖怪 yāo guài 妖怪 yāo guài monster 常指传说中害人的精怪: monster
• 怪人 guài rén 怪人 guài rén strange person 用于形容行为怪异的人: strange person
• 魔鬼 mó guǐ 魔鬼 mó guǐ devil 指邪恶的超自然存在: devil

Synonyms

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• 怪兽 guài shòu 怪兽 guài shòu rare animal 指神话或想象中的大型奇异生物: rare animal

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“可怕”“邪恶”“奇怪”等形容词连用，如“可怕的怪物”。

Formality

可用于正式和非正式语境；比喻“怪人”时带贬义或幽默色彩。

Example Sentences

2 shown

那个电影里有很多 怪物 。

There are many monsters in that movie.

怪物 出現了。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13153715)

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Child Words of 怪物

• 怪 怪 guài: bewildering
• 物 物 wù: thing