晦涩 (huì sè) — obscure; hard to understand
Definition
Adjective for writing, language, or ideas that are hard to understand because they are unclear or overly complex — a more literary, written-form word than plain 难懂.
adjective
obscurehard to understand
Examples
- 晦涩，。Zhè piān wén zhāng xiě dé fēi cháng huì sè, hěn nán dú dǒng.This article is written very obscurely and is hard to understand.
- 晦涩，。Tā de yǎn jiǎng nèi róng tài huì sè le, tīng zhòng dōu tīng bù dǒng.The content of his speech was too obscure; the audience couldn't understand it.
- 晦涩，。Zhè shǒu shī de yì jìng huì sè nán dǒng, xū yào màn màn tǐ huì.The artistic conception of this poem is obscure and hard to understand; one needs to savor it slowly.
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