奥 (ào) — (bound morpheme) profound, abstruse, mysterious (in compounds like 奥妙, 深奥); (bound morpheme) used in names related to the Olympics (e.g., 奥运, 奥林匹克)
Definition
奥 (ào) is a bound morpheme, never used alone. In classical/formal compounds (深奥, 奥妙) it means 'profound, abstruse'; in modern usage it appears mainly in 奥运 / 奥林匹克 ('Olympics').
bound form
(bound morpheme) profoundabstrusemysterious (in compounds like 奥妙, 深奥)(bound morpheme) used in names related to the Olympics (e.g., 奥运, 奥林匹克)
Examples
- ，。Zhè ge gù shi fēi cháng ào miào, ràng rén huí wèi wú qióng.This story is very profound and leaves people with endless aftertaste.
- 2022。2022 Nián běi jīng ào yùn huì fēi cháng chéng gōng.The 2022 Beijing Olympics were very successful.
- ，。Zhè běn shū de nèi róng hěn shēn ào, bù róng yì dú dǒng.The content of this book is very profound and not easy to understand.
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