离奇 (lí qí) — bizarre, strange, odd
Definition
离奇 stresses that something is bizarre and hard to believe — usually a story, event, or plot, not a person's personality. Stronger than 奇怪; more ‘incredible’ than 古怪 or 蹊跷, which hint at eccentricity or suspicion.
adjective
bizarrestrangeodd
Examples
- 离奇，。Zhè ge gù shi de qíng jié fēi cháng lí qí, ràng rén nán yǐ zhì xìn.The plot of this story is very bizarre, hard to believe.
- 离奇。Tā nà zhǒng lí qí de xíng wéi yǐn qǐ le dà jiā de zhù yì.His bizarre behavior attracted everyone's attention.
- 离奇。Zhè jiàn lí qí de shì qing fā shēng zài zuó tiān yè lǐ.This bizarre thing happened last night.
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