蹊跷

蹊蹺

qīqiāo

adjective HSK 7-9 #10,634

Meanings

1 odd
2 queer
3 strange
4 fishy

Characters

to raise; stilts

Examples

HSK 1

这件事有点蹊跷。

Zhè jiàn shì yǒudiǎn qīqiāo.

There's something fishy about this.

HSK 5

他觉得对方的行为很蹊跷。

Tā juéde duìfāng de xíngwéi hěn qīqiāo.

He felt the other person's behavior was very strange.

Tips

usage

蹊跷 implies suspicion - something is not just strange, but suspiciously so. Often used in mystery or crime contexts.

Stroke Order

蹊 qī

跷 qiāo