怪

guài

adjective HSK 5 #683

Meanings

1 strange; odd
2 monster; to blame

Characters

strange; to blame

Examples

这件事很奇怪。

Zhè jiàn shì hěn qíguài.

This matter is very strange.

别怪我没提醒你。

Bié guài wǒ méi tíxǐng nǐ.

Don't blame me for not warning you.

怪不得他不来。

Guàibude tā bù lái.

No wonder he didn't come.

Tips

usage

怪 has three uses: 'strange' (奇怪, 古怪), 'monster' (怪物, 妖怪), and 'to blame' (怪我, 怪不得). 怪不得 (no wonder) is a very useful spoken expression.

Stroke Order

怪 guài