希奇 (xī qí) — rare, strange, curious, unusual (variant of 稀奇)

Definition

Examples

• 这种花儿很希奇，我只在书上见过。
  Zhè zhǒng huā r hěn xī qí, wǒ zhī zài shū shàng jiàn guò.
  This kind of flower is very rare; I've only seen it in books.
• 他讲了一个希奇的故事，大家都觉得有趣。
  Tā jiǎng le yí gè xī qí de gù shi, dà jiā dōu jué de yǒu qù.
  He told a curious story; everyone found it interesting.
• 这里很少见到外国人，所以大家觉得很希奇。
  Zhè lǐ hěn shǎo jiàn dào wài guó rén, suǒ yǐ dà jiā jué de hěn xī qí.
  Foreigners are rarely seen here, so people find it unusual.

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