Today’s word of the day is 奇 (qí) which means ‘odd’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 奇 (qí).
奇怪 (qí guài) Strange
The first word is 奇怪 (qí guài) which means ‘strange’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 他有时候很奇怪。(Tā yǒu shíhòu hěn qíguài.) He is strange sometimes.
好奇 (hào qí) Curious
Another word we can create with 奇 (qí) is 好奇 (hào qí). This means ‘curious’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 好 means ‘to like’ and 奇means ‘strange’, so to have a liking to something strange and unknown. A way of using it in a sentence is 我对什么都很好奇。(Wǒ duì shénme dōu hěn hàoqí.) I am curious about everything.
奇迹 (qí jì) Miracle
Finally, we can create the word 奇迹 (qí jì) which is a noun that means miracle. A way of using it in a sentence is 他死里逃生实在是奇迹！ (Tā sǐ lǐ táoshēng shízài shì qíjī!) It’s a miracle that he escaped from death!