Definition
猎奇 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to seek out novelty', often with a sensationalist or morbid curiosity about strange, shocking, or unusual things. It can split — for example, 猎了一次奇 (liè le yí cì qí, 'went on a novelty-seeking trip once'). You'll encounter it most often in online contexts (猎奇视频, 猎奇新闻) where it carries a slightly negative or voyeuristic tone.
v.o.
to seek out novelty (often with a morbid or sensationalist curiosity)
Examples
- 猎奇。Zhège wǎngzhàn yǒu hěnduō liè jī shìpín.This website has lots of sensationalist novelty videos.
- 猎奇，。Tā xǐhuan liè jī, zǒng zhǎo xiē qíguài de dōngxi kàn.He loves seeking out novelty and is always looking for weird stuff to watch.
- ，。Zuótiān tā liè le yí cì qí, qù kàn le nàge kǒngbù zhǎnlǎn.Yesterday he went on a novelty-seeking trip and saw that horror exhibition.
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