怪胎 (guài tāi) — freak, weirdo, oddball
Definition
A 怪胎 is a 'freak' or 'oddball' — a person seen as strange or wildly unusual, often in a way that sets them apart from others. The tone is judgment-laden and informal, stronger than just 'different' (跟别人不一样).
noun
freakweirdooddball
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 怪胎，。Dà jiā dōu jué de tā shì gè guài tāi, yīn wèi tā zǒng shì yí gè rén zì yán zì yǔ.Everyone thinks he's a freak because he's always talking to himself.
- 怪胎，。Bié jiào tā guài tāi, tā zhǐ shì xiǎng fǎ gēn bié rén bù yí yàng ér yǐ.Don't call him a freak — he just thinks differently from others.
- 怪胎，。Zài shù xué fāng miàn tā shì gè guài tāi, shí suì jiù néng jiě dà xué tí mù.He's a freak in math — he could solve college-level problems at age ten.
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