怪物 guàiwu monster
monster; freak; eccentric person
How to remember 怪物: 怪 unusual + 物 thing = monster.
Characters
How it is used
- A monster or freak - 电影里的怪物 (diànyǐng lǐ de guàiwù) the monster in the movie.
- Extended to people: an eccentric weirdo, 他简直是个怪物 (tā jiǎnzhí shì ge guàiwù) he's a real oddball - mildly insulting.
- Note the neutral tone 物 → guàiwù (light "wu"), a common reading trap.
Example sentences
- 从山上走来一只巨大的怪物。 Cóng shānshàng zǒulái yīzhī jùdà de guàiwù.A huge monster is coming down the mountain.