guǐguài

鬼怪

Word · Noun

ghosts and goblins; demons; supernatural monsters

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

ghosts and goblins; demons and monsters

neutral

A collective term for supernatural, malevolent spirits and creatures from folklore and mythology. Often used together as a compound word.

Chuán传
shuō说
nà那
piàn片
sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
zhù住
zhe着
gè各
zhǒng种
guǐ鬼
guài怪
 。

Legend says all kinds of ghosts and goblins live in that forest.

Gù故
shì事
lǐ里
de的
yīng英
xióng雄
dǎ打
bài败
le了
xié邪
è恶
de的
guǐ鬼
guài怪
 。

The hero in the story defeated the evil demons.

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Tā他
huà画
de的
yāo妖
mó魔
guǐ鬼
guài怪
xǔ栩
xǔ栩
rú如
shēng生
 。

The demons and monsters he painted were lifelike.