# 稀奇 (xīqí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 稀奇 (xīqí) means “rare and strange; curious”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: rare and strange; curious
- Pinyin: xīqí (xi1 qi2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这并不是什么稀奇的事。
  Zhè bìng bùshì shénme xīqí de shì.
  This is nothing strange.

## Characters

- [稀](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-thin-watery/) (xī): thin, watery; sparse
- 奇 (qí): strange; odd

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-qi-rare-and-strange/

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