strange; suspicious; odd
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
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.