Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

queer; to blame

Chinese: 责备、归咎。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “guai” becomes a different word in each tone. 怪 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 奇怪qí guàistrange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
  • 难怪nán guài(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
  • 怪不得guài bu deno wonder!; so that's why!
  • 古怪gǔ guàistrange; weird; eccentric; bizarre
  • 责怪zé guàito blame; to rebuke

Example Sentence

这件事真奇怪。Zhè jiàn shì zhēn qí guài.This matter is really strange.

Zhèthisjiànitemshìmatterzhēnreally奇怪qí guàistrange