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好奇尚异 — “To be fond of novelties”

好奇尚异 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be fond of novelties”. To be curious about strange and unusual things. Literally, “like strange and value unusual”.

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好奇尚异 Pronunciation and Pinyin

好奇尚异 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
好
hào6good, well, okay, very
奇
qí8special, surprising, or odd
尚
shàng8still; yet; to value
异
yì6different, unusual, strange

Example Sentence with 好奇尚异

他总是好奇尚异,对各种新奇的事物都充满探索的欲望。
He is always fond of novelties, filled with a desire to explore all sorts of new and strange things.

Idioms Related to 好奇尚异

More idioms starting with 好

  • hào好dān丹fēi非sù素show strong partiality or prejudice
  • hào好wéi为shì事duān端fond of stirring up trouble
  • hào好wéi为rén人shī师fond of lecturing others
  • hǎo好luàn乱lè乐huò祸love causing trouble and mischief
  • hǎo好le了chuāng疮bā疤wàng忘le了tòng痛forget past pain once healed
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事yáng扬qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hào好shì事zhī之tú徒a busybody or meddler
  • hǎo好shì事duō多fáng妨Good things often encounter many difficulties
  • hǎo好shì事duō多qiān悭Good things are often hard to achieve
  • hǎo好shì事duō多mó磨Good things meet with many twists and turns

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Questions about 好奇尚异

What does 好奇尚异 mean?

好奇尚异 (hào qí shàng yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be fond of novelties”.

How do you pronounce 好奇尚异?

好奇尚异 is pronounced hào qí shàng yì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 好奇尚异 literally mean?

Literally, 好奇尚异 means “like strange and value unusual”. It is used to mean “to be fond of novelties”.

What is the Chinese definition of 好奇尚异?

好:喜欢。尚:注重,喜爱。喜欢和注重奇怪特别的事物。

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