怪物
guàiwu
monster; strange creature
Characters in this word
物 wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 小说里的怪物并不可怕，可怕的是人们把异类标签化的冲动。 Xiǎoshuō li de guàiwu bìng bù kěpà, kěpà de shì rénmen bǎ yìlèi biāoqiānhuà de chōngdòng. The monster in the novel is not frightening; what is frightening is people's impulse to label those who are different.
- 孩子说床底下有一只怪物，不敢睡觉。 Háizi shuō chuáng dǐxia yǒu yì zhī guàiwu, bù gǎn shuìjiào. The child said there was a monster under the bed and was afraid to sleep.
- 这部动画片里的怪物其实很可爱。 Zhè bù dònghuàpiàn lǐ de guàiwu qíshí hěn kě'ài. The monster in this cartoon is actually very cute.
Related words
- 奇怪 qíguài strange
- 怪 guài strange
- 怪 guài to blame
- 大惊小怪 dàjīngxiǎoguài to make a fuss over nothing
- 古怪 gǔguài strange; odd
- 怪不得 guàibude no wonder; cannot blame
- 怪异 guàiyì strange; bizarre; oddity
- 难怪 nánguài no wonder; not surprising; understandable
- 妖怪 yāoguài monster; demon; bogeyman
- 责怪 zéguài to blame; to reproach
- 动物 dòngwù animal
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo