稀奇 (xī qí) — rare and uncommon; strange and curious
Definition
稀奇 describes things that are rare to encounter AND seem curious or odd. Contrast with 稀有 (purely scarce, no 'strange' sense) and 离奇 (bizarre, implies something hard to believe).
adjective
rare and uncommonstrange and curious
Examples
- 稀奇，。Zhè zhǒng zhí wù fēi cháng xī qí, quán shì jiè zhǐ yǒu jǐ shí kē.This kind of plant is very rare; there are only a few dozen in the whole world.
- 稀奇，。Tā shōu cáng le hěn duō xī qí de gǔ dǒng, jiàn jiàn dōu jià zhí lián chéng.He collects many rare antiques, each worth a fortune.
- 稀奇，。Zhè ge gù shi tīng qǐ lái hěn xī qí, dàn wǒ xiāng xìn shì zhēn de.This story sounds very strange, but I believe it's true.
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