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title: "Yaoguai Meaning: 妖怪 (yāoguài) Means “monster”"
description: "妖怪 (yāoguài) means “monster; demon; goblin”. Hear its tones, see what 妖 and 怪 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yaoguai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 妖怪 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

妖怪 yāoguài

## monster; demon; goblin

## Its characters

1. 妖 yāo demon
2. 怪 guài monster

## In a sentence

孩子们最喜欢听妖怪的故事。 Kids love hearing stories about monsters.

这些天，他已经遇到了很多让人害怕的事：两个跟着他的人，都被山里的**妖怪**吃了。

From [救出悟空 · Freed from the Mountain](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/freed-from-the-mountain-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-10#library-word-40-42)

[More about 妖怪](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A6%96%E6%80%AA)

## More words with 妖 or 怪

- [怪不得 guàibude](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guaibude)
- [怪物 guàiwu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guaiwu)
- [难怪 nánguài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanguai)
- [奇怪 qíguài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiguai)
- [阴阳怪气 yīnyáng-guàiqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yinyangguaiqi)

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