Chinese words · HSK 5

怪

guài

strange; odd

Every meaning

guài

  1. strange; odd
  2. monster; demon (as in 妖怪)
  3. to blame (as in 怪我)
  4. (coll.) quite; rather (as in 怪不好意思的)

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Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).