怪事 (guàishì): strange thing; odd matter

Measure Word

一件怪事 jiàn

Zuìjìn cūn lǐ fāshēng le yī jiàn guàishì.

A strange thing happened in the village recently.

Zhēn shì guàishì! Yàoshi míngmíng fàng zài zhuō shang de.

How strange! The keys were clearly on the table.

Zhè bù shì shénme guàishì, bié dàjīngxiǎoguài.

This isn't anything strange, don't make a fuss.

usage

Often used as an exclamation: 怪事！(How strange!) or 真是怪事 (That's really odd). Common in storytelling and daily conversation.

怪 guài

事 shì