奇形怪状

奇形怪狀

qíxíng-guàizhuàng

idiom #32,978

Meanings

1 of all kinds of strange shapes
2 weird and grotesque forms

Characters

strange; unusual

Examples

HSK 5

深海生物常常奇形怪状。

Shēnhǎi shēngwù chángcháng qíxíng-guàizhuàng.

Deep-sea creatures often have bizarre shapes.

HSK 7-9

石林里有许多奇形怪状的石头。

Shílín lǐ yǒu xǔduō qíxíng-guàizhuàng de shítou.

There are many oddly shaped rocks in the Stone Forest.

Tips

usage

Neutral to slightly wondrous. Describes shapes that are strange but interesting, not necessarily ugly.

Stroke Order

奇 qí

形 xíng

怪 guài

状 zhuàng