奇葩

• 拼音: qí pā
• 汉字拆解: 奇 (strange/rare) + 葩 (flower) -> unusual, now often bizarre.

含义

An odd person, bizarre situation, or unusually strange thing. It can be humorous or sharply critical.

奇葩 originally meant rare flower, but modern slang often labels something weird, unreasonable, or hard to understand. It is not always polite.

例句

1. 这个规定太奇葩了。
2. 他遇到一个很奇葩的客户。
3. 别把不同爱好都叫奇葩。

用法指南

语境: friends, work-casual, reviews

语气: surprised, critical

正确说法

• 这个要求有点奇葩。（This requirement is bizarre.）

错误说法

• 随便把别人身份或爱好叫奇葩。（It can be disrespectful.）

常见错误

• Forgetting the modern tone is often negative, despite the classical positive sense.

起源与历史

Classically means an unusual flower; modern usage shifted to oddball or bizarre.

文化背景

时代: 2000s onward

世代: All internet users

社会背景: Mainstream casual speech

地区说明: Widely used across Mainland China.