怪

• 拼音: guài
• 汉字拆解: 怪 = 忄(heart) + 圣 (holy/unusual, phonetic)

含义

Strange; odd; to blame; monster. Describes something unusual or abnormal, or expresses blame.

怪 means 'strange/odd' as an adjective (很怪 = very strange). As a verb it means to blame (别怪我 = don't blame me). As a noun it can mean a monster or freak (怪物). In colloquial speech 怪不得 means 'no wonder'.

例句

1. 今天的天气真怪，上午下雪，下午却晴天了。
2. 这件事你不能怪他，是大家一起做的决定。
3. 怪不得他今天不来，原来是生病了。

用法指南

语境: everyday, emotion, description

语气: casual

正确说法

• 这个味道有点怪，你尝尝是不是坏了。(This smell is a bit strange — taste it and see if it's gone bad.)
• 我也觉得怪，他平时不这样的。(I also find it odd — he's not usually like this.)

错误说法

• 避免直接对人说'你真怪' — 这会让对方感到被批判，可以用'有点不一样'等更委婉的说法 (Avoid telling someone directly 你真怪 — this can feel judgmental; use softer phrasing like 有点不一样)

起源与历史

怪 = 忄(heart/mind) + 圣 (holy/unusual, phonetic) — conveying a sense of something that strikes the mind as uncanny.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal