真怪 (zhēnguài): how strange

Meanings

Zhēnguài, yàoshi gāngcái hái zài zhuō shang.

How strange — the keys were on the table just a moment ago.

Zhēnguài, tā zěnme méi lái shàngbān?

That's odd — why hasn't he come to work?

usage

Most often used at the start of a sentence as a stand-alone reaction to something unexpected. Equivalent to English 'That's weird,' or 'Funny —'.

真 zhēn

怪 guài