奇妙

qímiào

adjective HSK 6 #4,437

Meanings

1 wonderful; marvelous; fantastic
2 intriguing; mysterious and delightful

Characters

strange; wonderful

wonderful; clever

Wonderfully strange — marvelous.

Examples

大自然真是奇妙！

Dàzìrán zhēnshì qímiào!

Nature is truly wonderful!

这是一段奇妙的旅程。

Zhè shì yī duàn qímiào de lǚchéng.

This was a wonderful journey.

生命是多么奇妙啊。

Shēngmìng shì duōme qímiào a.

How wonderful life is.

他们之间有一种奇妙的缘分。

Tāmen zhījiān yǒu yī zhǒng qímiào de yuánfèn.

There is a wonderful connection between them.

Tips

usage

奇妙 has a positive connotation — something is wonderfully surprising. Compare: 奇怪 (qíguài) is 'strange' (neutral to negative), while 奇妙 is 'wonderfully strange' (positive).

Stroke Order

奇 qí

妙 miào