深奥 (shēn ào) — profound; abstruse; deep and difficult to understand
Definition
Describes ideas, writing, or theories that are deep and hard to grasp — 'profound, abstruse.' Unlike 深刻 (deep impact or insight) or 深厚 (deep feelings/foundations), 深奥 focuses on difficulty of understanding.
adjective
profoundabstrusedeep and difficult to understand
Examples
- 深奥，。Tā xiě de wén zhāng suī rán shēn ào, dàn fēi cháng yǒu yì si.The articles he writes, though profound, are very interesting.
- 深奥，。Zhè ge wèn tí tài shēn ào le, bú shì yí xià zi jiù néng xiǎng míng bai de.This question is too profound; it's not something you can figure out all at once.
- ，深奥。Lǎo shī jiǎng kè shēn rù qiǎn chū, bǎ shēn ào de dào lǐ jiǎng dé hěn qīng chǔ.The teacher explains profound ideas in simple terms, making them very clear.
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