Chinese word

离奇

Pronunciation

Pinyinlí qí

Meaning

  • adjectivestrange

Example

这件事太离奇了，我们不知道怎么办。zhè jiàn shì tài lí qí le wǒ men bù zhī dào zěn me bàn

This is too strange; we don't know what to do.

Illustration for 离奇 (strange)

More examples

小说充满了离奇的情节。xiǎo shuō chōng mǎn le lí qí de qíng jié

The novel is full of bizarre plot twists.

Core concept

An event or story pushed so far outside ordinary experience that it seems hard to believe.

Common phrases

  • 离奇事件lí qí shì jiàn

    bizarre events

  • 离奇故事lí qí gù shì

    bizarre stories

  • 离奇经历lí qí jīng lì

    bizarre experiences

  • 离奇情节lí qí qíng jié

    bizarre plot twists

Similar words

奇怪qí guài: Unusually different in a way that feels puzzling or mysterious when seen or heard.
奇妙qí miào: Unusual in a way that feels curious, intriguing, and slightly mysterious.
诡异guǐ yì: So inexplicable and eerie that it creates an unsettling feeling.
荒唐huāng táng: So contrary to common sense or reason that the behavior or event seems foolish and absurd.

Definition in Chinese

形容事物超出寻常、奇异难以置信，常用于强调事件或情节的异常性。xíng róng shì wù chāo chū xún cháng qí yì nán yǐ zhì xìn cháng yòng yú qiáng diào shì jiàn huò qíng jié de yì cháng xìng

Word origin

离奇 (líqí, "strange") combines 离 (lí, "apart") with 奇 (qí, "unusual"), presenting something as far removed from what normally happens.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, 离奇 (líqí, "strange") can make a comment sound dramatic, so ordinary small differences are often described in milder terms instead.

Other meanings

  • mysteriousadjective
  • bizarreadjective

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