奇 qí
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- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
奇妙
qímiào
wonderful; marvellous; subtle and ingenious
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Example phrases
- 语言的奇妙之处在于，一个细微的语气变化就能改变整句话的重量。 Yǔyán de qímiào zhī chù zài yú, yí ge xìwēi de yǔqì biànhuà jiù néng gǎibiàn zhěng jù huà de zhòngliàng. The wonder of language lies in the fact that a tiny change in tone can alter the weight of an entire sentence.
- 大自然的变化真是奇妙，一粒种子就能长成大树。 Dàzìrán de biànhuà zhēn shì qímiào, yí lì zhǒngzi jiù néng zhǎng chéng dà shù. Nature's changes are truly marvellous: a single seed can grow into a big tree.
- 我昨晚做了一个奇妙的梦，梦见自己会飞。 Wǒ zuówǎn zuò le yí ge qímiào de mèng, mèngjiàn zìjǐ huì fēi. Last night I had a wonderful dream in which I could fly.
Related words
- 好奇 hàoqí curious
- 奇怪 qíguài strange
- 神奇 shénqí amazing; magical
- 传奇 chuánqí legend; legendary tale
- 惊奇 jīngqí surprised; astonished
- 离奇 líqí bizarre; strange; extraordinary
- 奇观 qíguān wonder; spectacle; marvellous sight
- 奇特 qítè peculiar; unusual; distinctive
- 稀奇 xīqí strange; rare; unusual
- 新奇 xīnqí novel; new and unusual
- 妙 miào wonderful, excellent
- 巧妙 qiǎomiào clever, ingenious