HSK 6 · Adjectives

神奇 shénqí “magical” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 神奇 means

  1. magical
  2. miraculous
  3. amazing
  4. mystical

How to say 神奇

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale神shén2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale奇qí2nd tone, rising

神奇 in a sentence

  1. 太神奇了。

    Tài shénqí le.

    It’s amazing.

    Sentence #1415890 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 神奇 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 神 (shén) with each of its parts in a different colour
神shéngod; deity
  • 礻sign form of 示 · shìMeaning part
  • 申to report · shēnSound part

礻 hints at the meaning (sign); 申 (shēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with shén.

The character 奇 (qí) with each of its parts in a different colour
奇qístrange
  • 大big · dà
  • 可may · kě

How to write 神奇

神 9 strokes · 奇 8 strokes

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神奇 (shénqí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 神奇 (shénqí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 神奇

Words with 神

神秘shénmì · mysterious神话shénhuà · legend精神jīngshén · spirit神经shénjīng · nerve眼神yǎnshén · look in one’s eyes神态shéntài · expression出神chūshén · to be lost in thought留神liúshén · to be careful神气shénqì · spirited神圣shénshèng · sacred

Words with 奇

奇怪qíguài · strange好奇hàoqí · inquisitive奇迹qíjì · miracle奇妙qímiào · wonderful惊奇jīngqí · surprised

More words: Adjectives

深奥shēn'ào · profound深沉shēnchén · deep生疏shēngshū · unfamiliar神气shénqì · spirited神圣shénshèng · sacred慎重shènzhòng · cautious适宜shìyí · suitable十足shízú · complete

FAQs

神奇 (shénqí) means “magical” or “miraculous”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shénqí: shén with a 2nd tone, then qí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 神奇 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shenqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 神奇 from the suggestions. Typing shenqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
神奇 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.