深奥
shēn ào
Pinyin

Definition

深奥
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shēn ào
  1. profound
  2. abstruse
  3. recondite
  4. profoundly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

深
shēn
  1. 1 old variant of 深[shēn]
深刻
shēn kè
  1. 1 profound
  2. 2 deep
  3. 3 deep-going
深圳
Shēn zhèn
  1. 1 Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
深夜
shēn yè
  1. 1 very late at night
深深
shēn shēn
  1. 1 deep
  2. 2 profound
加深
jiā shēn
  1. 1 to deepen
深信
shēn xìn
  1. 1 to believe firmly
深入
shēn rù
  1. 1 to penetrate deeply
  2. 2 thorough
深切
shēn qiè
  1. 1 deeply felt
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 sincere
  4. 4 honest
深厚
shēn hòu
  1. 1 deep
  2. 2 profound
深圳市
Shēn zhèn shì
  1. 1 Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
深层
shēn céng
  1. 1 deep layer
  2. 2 deep
  3. 3 deep-seated
  4. 4 underlying
深山
shēn shān
  1. 1 deep in the mountains
深度
shēn dù
  1. 1 depth
  2. 2 (of a speech etc) profundity
  3. 3 advanced stage of development
深思
shēn sī
  1. 1 to ponder
  2. 2 to consider
深情
shēn qíng
  1. 1 deep emotion
  2. 2 deep feeling
  3. 3 deep love
深爱
shēn ài
  1. 1 to love dearly
深更半夜
shēn gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
深沉
shēn chén
  1. 1 deep
  2. 2 profound
  3. 3 (of a person) reserved
  4. 4 undemonstrative
  5. 5 (of a voice, sound etc) deep
  6. 6 low-pitched
深海
shēn hǎi
  1. 1 deep sea

Idioms (20)

交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
  1. 1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn
  1. 1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
  1. 1 to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
山高海深
shān gāo hǎi shēn
  1. 1 high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
日久岁深
rì jiǔ suì shēn
  1. 1 to last for an eternity (idiom)
更深人静
gēng shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
极深研几
jí shēn yán jǐ
  1. 1 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
殊深轸念
shū shēn zhěn niàn
  1. 1 extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences
  2. 2 to feel deeply concerned
水深火热
shuǐ shēn huǒ rè
  1. 1 deep water and scorching fire
  2. 2 abyss of suffering (idiom)
深不可测
shēn bù kě cè
  1. 1 deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths
  2. 2 incomprehensible
  3. 3 enigmatic and impossible to predict
深信不疑
shēn xìn bù yí
  1. 1 to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)
  2. 2 absolute certainty about sth
深入人心
shēn rù rén xīn
  1. 1 to enter deeply into people's hearts
  2. 2 to have a real impact on the people (idiom)
深入浅出
shēn rù qiǎn chū
  1. 1 to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom)
  2. 2 (of language) simple and easy to understand
深情厚意
shēn qíng hòu yì
  1. 1 profound love, generous friendship (idiom)
深恶痛绝
shēn wù tòng jué
  1. 1 to detest bitterly (idiom)
  2. 2 implacable hatred
  3. 3 to abhor
  4. 4 anathema
深更半夜
shēn gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)

Sample Sentences

啊哟，我们两个怎么聊起这么深奥的话题了？连佛洛伊德都解释不清这个现象，咱们还是不要自不量力了。
ā yō ，wǒmen liǎng ge zěnme liáo qǐ zhème shēn ào de huàtí le ？lián fóluòyīdé dōu jiěshì bù qīng zhè ge xiànxiàng ，zánmen hái shì bù yào zìbùliànglì le 。
Oh, how did the two of us start talking about such a deep and profound topic? Even Freud couldn't clearly explain this phenomenon. Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves here.
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到底是中文系出身，不一样。鲁迅的作品有些还挺深奥难懂的。
dàodǐ shì Zhōngwén xì chūshēn ，bùyīyàng 。Lǔ Xùn de zuòpǐn yǒuxiē hái tǐng shēn ào nándǒng de 。
You have a background in Chinese-- that's different. Some of Lu Hsun's works are really mysterious and hard to understand.
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越绕越糊涂，什么归因偏差，片面归因的，别说得这么深奥，生怕别人不知道你假正经啊，来点深入浅出，浅显易懂的。
yuè rào yuè hútu ，shénme guīyīn piānchā ，piànmiàn guīyīn de ，bié shuō de zhème shēn ào ，shēngpà biérén bù zhīdào nǐ jiǎ zhèngjing ā ，lái diǎnr shēnrùqiǎnchū ，qiǎnxiǎnyìdǒng de 。
The more you explain the less I understand. What is attribution bias? What is subjective attribution? Don't be so abstruse, just so people won't see through your serious pose. Can you put it in layman's terms so that it's easy to understand, please?
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听起来蛮深奥的。不过我还是不太懂。为什么风水能改变人的运势？
tīng qǐlai mán shēn ào de 。bùguò wǒ háishì bùtài dǒng 。wèishénme fēngshuǐ néng gǎibiàn rén de yùnshì ？
It sounds really profound. But I still don't really get it. How can fengshui change people's luck?
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听起来还挺深奥的。我倒很有兴趣去听教授讲讲到底是怎么一回事。我和你一起去吧。
tīng qǐlai hái tǐng shēnào de 。wǒ dào hěn yǒu xìngqù qù tīng jiàoshòu jiǎng jiǎng dàodǐ shì zěnme yī huí shì 。wǒ hé nǐ yīqǐ qù ba 。
It sounds pretty profound. I want to hear what the professor has to say. I'm going with you.
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我怎么还是感觉挺玄的啊。我大概是永远无法理解哲学这种深奥的理论吧。无论人性本善也好本恶也好，我觉得更重要的还是后来的教育和培养。光靠本性这种东西，估计作用是不大的吧。
wǒ zěnme háishì gǎnjué tǐng xuán de a 。wǒ dàgài shì yǒngyuǎn wúfǎ lǐjiě zhéxué zhèzhǒng shēn ào de lǐlùn ba 。wúlùn rénxìng běn shàn yěhǎo běn è yěhǎo ，wǒ juéde gèng zhòngyào de háishì hòulái de jiàoyù hé péiyǎng 。guāng kào běnxìng zhèzhǒng dōngxi ，gūjì zuòyòng shì bù dà de ba 。
Maybe. However, philosophy can make people think. There are a lot of issues that deserve serious consideration and deep thought.
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太深奥了！我还是对道德和文化的“相对论”比较感兴趣。
tài shēn\\'ào le ！wǒ háishì duì dàodé hé wénhuà de “xiāngduìlùn ”bǐjiào gǎn xìngqù 。
How mysterious! I am more interested how the theory of relativity applies to morality and culture.
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算了，不讨论这些深奥的理论了。你推荐一些过关秘籍给我吧。否则我玩来玩去，还老是初级，真没意思。
suànle ，bù tǎolùn zhèxiē shēn\'ào de lǐlùn le 。nǐ tuījiàn yīxiē guòguān mìjí gěi wǒ ba 。fǒuzé wǒ wán lái wán qù ，hái lǎoshi chūjí ，zhēn méiyìsi 。
Enough. Let's not discuss these profound theories anymore. Recommend a few secret tricks for beating the games. Otherwise, I'll play all day long and still be stuck at the beginning. It's so pointless.
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噢，听起来真深奥。太极拳分流派吗？
ō ，tīng qǐlai zhēn shēnào 。tàijíquán fēn liúpài ma ？
Oh, that sounds very profound. Are there different schools of Tai Chi?
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