稀奇古怪

xīqí-gǔguài
idiom #23,698

Meanings

  1. 1 bizarre and strange
  2. 2 weird and outlandish
  3. 3 eccentric
  4. 4 fantastically odd

Examples

HSK 3
Tā zǒngshì yǒu yīxiē xīqí-gǔguài de xiǎngfǎ.
He always has some bizarre and outlandish ideas.
HSK 7-9
Zhèjiā bówùguǎn lǐ bǎi mǎn le xīqí-gǔguài de cángpǐn.
This museum is full of weird and wonderful items.

Tips

memory
稀奇 means 'rare and curious'; 古怪 means 'old and strange / eccentric'. Together they pile up to form a phrase meaning 'all kinds of strange and unusual things' - the idiom is pleasantly emphatic.

Stroke Order

guài