xiéménr
邪门儿
strange; odd; weird; abnormal
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
strange; odd; weird; abnormal; uncanny
dialectOriginally from northern Chinese dialects, now widely used in colloquial Mandarin to describe something unusual, inexplicable, or unexpected. Often carries a sense of suspicion or puzzlement.
Zhè这
lǐ里
tiān天
qì气
yě也
zhēn真
xié邪
ménr门
yī儿
，
huìr一
lěng会
yī儿
huìr冷
rè一
会
儿
热
。
The weather here is really strange—cold one moment and hot the next.
Zhè这
shì事
zhēn真
xié邪
ménr门
le儿
wǒ了
，
míng我
míng明
fàng明
zài放
zhuō在
shàng桌
de上
yào的
shi钥
bú匙
jiàn不
le见
了
。
This is really weird—the keys I clearly left on the table have disappeared.
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Tā他
píng平
shí时
bù不
hē喝
jiǔ酒
，
jīn今
tiān天
què却
hē喝
le了
sān三
píng瓶
，
zhēn真
xié邪
ménr门
儿
。
He usually doesn't drink, but today he drank three bottles—how strange.
Jīn今
tiān天
xié邪
ménr门
le儿
zěn了
，
me怎
zuò么
dì坐
tiě地
zhè铁
me这
duō么
rén多
人
？
Today is really odd—why are there so many people on the subway?