qīqiāo

蹊跷

Word · AdjectiveTraditional蹊蹺

strange; suspicious; odd

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

strange; odd; suspicious; fishy; queer

Describes situations, events, or behavior that seem unusual, questionable, or inexplicable. Often implies that something is not quite right or is potentially deceptive. The character 蹊 also has an alternate reading xī as in 蹊径 (xījìng, path).

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
lái来
de得
yǒu有
diǎn点
qī蹊
qiāo跷
 。

There's something fishy about how this matter came about.

Tā他
de的
xíng行
wéi为
shí十
fēn分
qī蹊
qiāo跷
 ,
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
jǐng警
fāng方
de的
huái怀
yí疑
 。

His highly suspicious behavior aroused the police's doubts.

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Wǒ我
jué觉
de得
zhè这
shì事
qī蹊
qiāo跷
de得
hěn很
 ,
bèi背
hòu后
kěn肯
dìng定
yǒu有
wèn问
tí题
 。

I find this matter extremely odd; there must be something behind it.