希奇

xīqí

adjective #20,786

Meanings

HSK 3

没什么希奇的，这种事常有。

Méishénme xīqí de, zhèzhǒng shì chángyǒu.

Nothing unusual about it - this kind of thing happens all the time.

HSK 4

这种植物十分希奇，在国内很难找到。

Zhèzhǒng zhíwù shífēn xīqí, zài guónèi hěn nán zhǎodào.

This plant is quite rare and hard to find domestically.

usage

希奇 is a variant of 稀奇, the more standard and commonly used form. Both mean 'rare' or 'strange,' but 稀奇 is preferred in formal or written Chinese.

希 xī

奇 qí