蹊跷

蹊蹺

qīqiāo

adjective #10,634

Meanings

这件事有点蹊跷。

Zhè jiàn shì yǒudiǎn qīqiāo.

There's something fishy about this.

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.

usage

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

蹊 qī

跷 qiāo