妖怪

yāoguài
noun HSK 7 #8,856

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 monster
  2. 2 demon
  3. 3 supernatural creature

Examples

Zhège gùshì lǐ yǒu hěn duō kěpà de yāoguài.
There are many scary monsters in this story.
Sūn Wùkōng yī lù shàng dǎbài le wúshù yāoguài.
Sun Wukong defeated countless demons along the way.

Tips

culture
妖怪 is central to Chinese mythology and folklore. In Journey to the West (西), the heroes constantly battle 妖怪. Unlike Western monsters, Chinese 妖怪 are often animals or objects that gained supernatural powers through cultivation.

In Pop Culture

西 Xīyóujì
Journey to the West
classic novel

Stroke Order

yāo
guài