怪物 (guàiwù): monster

Measure Word

一个怪物 gè

Chuánshuō zhège hú lǐ yǒu guàiwù.

Legend has it there's a monster in this lake.

Bié bǎ wǒ dāng guàiwù kàn.

Don't look at me like I'm a freak.

usage

怪物 can refer to literal monsters in stories or figuratively to someone considered abnormal or extraordinary (sometimes admiring, sometimes negative).

怪 guài

物 wù