Definition
深奥 describes ideas, theories, or texts that are profound and hard to grasp — it focuses on the content being intellectually deep and abstruse. Unlike 深刻 (shēn kè), which emphasizes the impact or depth of an impression/understanding, or 深厚 (shēn hòu), which describes deep emotions or solid foundations, 深奥 is about difficulty of comprehension. 深邃 (shēn suì) is a more literary synonym for 深奥, often used for profound thoughts or knowledge.
adjective
profoundabstrusedeep and difficult to understand
Examples
- 深奥，。Tā xiě de wénzhāng suīrán shēn ào, dàn fēicháng yǒuyìsi.The articles he writes, though profound, are very interesting.
- 深奥，。Zhège wèntí tài shēn ào le, bú shì yíxiàzi jiù néng xiǎng míngbai de.This question is too profound; it's not something you can figure out all at once.
- ，深奥。Lǎoshī jiǎngkè shēnrù qiǎnchū, bǎ shēn ào de dàolǐ jiǎng de hěn qīngchu.The teacher explains profound ideas in simple terms, making them very clear.
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