奇人 (qí rén) — eccentric or strange person; person of remarkable talent or unusual charm

Definition

Examples

• 这位老画家真是个奇人，他的作品谁也看不懂。
  Zhè wèi lǎo huà jiā zhēn shì gè qí rén, tā de zuò pǐn shuí yě kàn bù dǒng.
  This old painter is really an eccentric — nobody can understand his work.
• 那个奇人一夜之间就解决了我们三个月的问题。
  Nà ge qí rén yí yè zhī jiān jiù jiě jué le wǒ men sān gè yuè de wèn tí.
  That remarkable person solved our three-month problem overnight.
• 大家都觉得他性格古怪，是个不折不扣的奇人。
  Dà jiā dōu jué de tā xìng gé gǔ guài, shì gè bù zhé bú kòu de qí rén.
  Everyone thinks he's odd — a true eccentric through and through.

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