深奥 (shēn ào) — profound; abstruse; deep and difficult to understand

Definition

Examples

• 他写的文章虽然深奥，但非常有意思。
  Tā xiě de wén zhāng suī rán shēn ào, dàn fēi cháng yǒu yì si.
  The articles he writes, though profound, are very interesting.
• 这个问题太深奥了，不是一下子就能想明白的。
  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.
• 老师讲课深入浅出，把深奥的道理讲得很清楚。
  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.

Origin