strange; odd; fishy; suspicious
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
strange; odd; peculiar; suspicious; fishy
Often used to describe something that is odd or suspicious. The standard pronunciation is qī qiāo, but qiāo qi is also used.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
tòu透
zhe着
yī一
gǔ股
qiāo蹊
qi跷
。
There's something fishy about this matter.
Tā他
tū突
rán然
cí辞
zhí职
，
ràng让
rén人
jué觉
de得
shí十
fēn分
qiāo蹊
qi跷
。
His sudden resignation seemed very suspicious.
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Zhè这
lǐ里
yǒu有
shén什
me么
qiāo蹊
qi跷
ma吗
？
Is there something odd going on here?