离奇
lí qí
Pinyin

Definition

离奇
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lí qí
  1. odd
  2. bizarre

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

chuán qí
  1. 1 legendary
  2. 2 fantasy saga
  3. 3 romance
  4. 4 short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
qí bīng
  1. 1 troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)
qí guài
  1. 1 strange
  2. 2 odd
  3. 3 to marvel
  4. 4 to be baffled
qí jì
  1. 1 miracle
  2. 2 miraculous
  3. 3 wonder
  4. 4 marvel
hào qí
  1. 1 inquisitive
  2. 2 curious
  3. 3 inquisitiveness
  4. 4 curiosity
shén qí
  1. 1 magical
  2. 2 mystical
  3. 3 miraculous
chū qí
  1. 1 extraordinary
  2. 2 exceptional
  3. 3 unusual
kǎ bù qí nuò
  1. 1 cappuccino (loanword)
hā shì qí
  1. 1 husky (sled dog)
  1. 1 odd (number)
qí miào
  1. 1 fantastic
  2. 2 wonderful
qí huàn
  1. 1 fantasy (fiction)
qí cái
  1. 1 genius
qí tè
  1. 1 peculiar
  2. 2 unusual
  3. 3 queer
qí yì
  1. 1 fantastic
  2. 2 bizarre
  3. 3 odd
  4. 4 exotic
  5. 5 astonished
qí wén
  1. 1 anecdote
  2. 2 fantastic story
qí pā
  1. 1 exotic flower
  2. 2 (fig.) marvel
  3. 3 prodigy
  4. 4 (slang) weirdo
  5. 5 outlandish
qí xí
  1. 1 surprise attack
  2. 2 raid
qí guān
  1. 1 spectacle
  2. 2 impressive sight
qí yù
  1. 1 happy encounter
  2. 2 fortuitous meeting
  3. 3 adventure

Idioms (17)

不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
啧啧称奇
zé zé chēng qí
  1. 1 to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom)
  2. 2 to be astonished
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
奇耻大辱
qí chǐ dà rǔ
  1. 1 extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
  1. 1 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
  2. 2 incomprehensible nonsense
  3. 3 preposterous bullshit
奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
  1. 1 rare treasure (idiom)
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
  1. 1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
  1. 1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
奇葩异卉
qí pā yì huì
  1. 1 rare and exotic flora (idiom)
奇谈怪论
qí tán guài lùn
  1. 1 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable remarks
好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì
  1. 1 to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)
平淡无奇
píng dàn wú qí
  1. 1 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
  1. 1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
突发奇想
tū fā qí xiǎng
  1. 1 suddenly have a thought (idiom)
  2. 2 suddenly be inspired to do something
翻空出奇
fān kōng chū qí
  1. 1 to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas

Sample Sentences

我 觉得 恐怖片 是 一 个 很 特别 的 电影 种类,它 靠 离奇 的 故事情节 和 音乐 取胜,观众 明明 知道 这些 电影 有可能 将 你 吓 得 灵魂 出窍,仍然 欲罢不能。
wǒ juéde kǒngbùpiānr shì yī ge hěn tèbié de diànyǐng zhǒnglèi ,tā kào líqí de gùshi qíngjié hé yīnyuè qǔshèng ,guānzhòng míngmíng zhīdào zhèxiē diànyǐng yǒu kěnéng jiāng nǐ xià de línghún chūqiào ,réngrán yùbàbùnéng 。
I think scary movies are a truly special kind of movie, that rely on bizarre plots and music to get thrills. The audience clearly knows that the movie might scare them silly, but they can't stop watching.