蹊跷 (qī qiao) — odd, strange, suspicious (implying something is not right)
Definition
蹊跷 (qīqiao) means 'something feels off' — a situation or behavior that seems strange AND suspicious, hinting at a hidden cause. Stronger than 奇怪 (just 'weird'); overlaps with 可疑 but adds a sense of puzzlement, as in 'there's something fishy here.'
adjective
oddstrangesuspicious (implying something is not right)
Examples
- 蹊跷，。Zhè jiàn shì hěn qī qiao, zuì hǎo chá yí xià.This matter is very suspicious — you'd better look into it.
- 蹊跷，。Tā de xíng wéi tài qī qiao le, hǎo xiàng yǒu shén me shì mán zhe wǒ men.His behavior is too fishy; it seems like he's hiding something from us.
- 蹊跷，。Nà ge shēng yīn lái de qī qiao, dà jiā dōu xià le yí tiào.That sound came out of nowhere suspiciously, and everyone got a scare.
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