strange · odd · to marvel · to be baffled

qí guài

q+í·2nd toneg+uài·4th tone

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His paintings seem strange to me.

我觉得他的画有点奇怪。

Strange to say, he didn't know the news.

说来奇怪，他不知道这个消息。

It is strange that he should be put up at such a cheap hotel.

真奇怪，他竟然被安排入住这种廉价酒店。

It is strange that he should say so.

他这么说很奇怪。

Strange to say, his prediction has come true.

说来奇怪，他的預言竟然真的灵驗了。

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