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title: "Qite Meaning: 奇特 (qítè) Means “peculiar”"
description: "奇特 (qítè) means “peculiar; unusual; distinctive”. Hear its tones, see what 奇 and 特 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qite"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 奇特 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

奇特 qítè

## peculiar; unusual; distinctive

## Its characters

1. 奇 qí strange
2. 特 tè special

## In a sentence

这座房子的样子很奇特。 This house has a very unusual shape.

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## More words with 奇 or 特

- [传奇 chuánqí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanqi)
- [独特 dútè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dute)
- [好奇 hàoqí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoqi)
- [模特 mótè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mote)
- [奇怪 qíguài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiguai)
- [奇迹 qíjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiji)
- [奇妙 qímiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qimiao)
- [神奇 shénqí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenqi)
- [特别 tèbié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tebie)
- [特产 tèchǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/techan)

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