Definition
蹊跷 (qī qiao) describes something oddly suspicious — stronger than 奇怪 (general oddness) because it implies a hidden problem, but less direct than 可疑 (suspicious, about a person's behavior). Use it for situations or events that seem 'fishy'; it doesn't describe appearance or literal smells (those are 奇特 or 腥).
adjective
oddstrangesuspicious (implying something is not right)
Examples
- 蹊跷，。Zhè jiàn shì hěn qī qiao, zuì hǎo chá yíxià.This matter is very suspicious — you'd better look into it.
- 蹊跷，。Tā de xíngwéi tài qī qiao le, hǎoxiàng yǒu shénme shì mán zhe wǒmen.His behavior is too fishy; it seems like he's hiding something from us.
- 蹊跷，。Nàge shēngyīn lái de qī qiao, dàjiā dōu xià le yí tiào.That sound came out of nowhere suspiciously, and everyone got a scare.
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