peculiar habit; idiosyncrasy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
peculiar habit; idiosyncrasy; unique personal preference or habit
neutralOften refers to an odd or persistent habit that is unique to an individual. Can be neutral or slightly negative in connotation depending on context. Used in both formal and informal writing.
Tā他
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
qí奇
guài怪
de的
pǐ癖
xí习
，
xǐ喜
huān欢
shōu收
jí集
bù不
tóng同
yán颜
sè色
de的
xiàng橡
pí皮
jīn筋
。
He has a strange idiosyncrasy of liking to collect rubber bands of different colors.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
qí奇
tè特
de的
pǐ癖
xí习
bàn伴
suí随
le了
tā他
yī一
shēng生
。
This peculiar habit has accompanied him his whole life.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Měi每
gè个
rén人
de的
pǐ癖
xí习
dōu都
shì是
bù不
tóng同
de的
，
bù不
bì必
qiáng强
qiú求
yī一
zhì致
。
Everyone's idiosyncrasies are different; there's no need to force conformity.