深奥 meaning in English

shēn'ào

profound; abstruse

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 深奧23 strokes

Meaning of 深奥

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shēn'ào
  1. profound
  2. abstruse
  3. recondite
  4. profoundly

深奥 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè是shì一yī道dào深shēn奥ào的de数shù学xué题tí。
This is a difficult math problem.

Stroke order for each character

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深 shēn · deep · 11 strokes

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奥 ào · mysterious · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 深奥.

深刻shēnkèprofound; deep
深入shēnrùto penetrate deeply; thorough
深厚shēnhòudeep; profound
深处shēnchùabyss; depths
深度shēndùdepth; (of a speech etc) profundity
深深shēnshēndeep; profound
深化shēnhuàto deepen; to intensify
深夜shēnyèvery late at night
奥运会ÀoyùnhuìOlympic Games; the Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会[Ao4 lin2 pi3 ke4 Yun4 dong4 hui4])
深信shēnxìnto believe firmly
资深zīshēnsenior; highly experienced; veteran
深受shēnshòuto receive in no small measure

Questions about 深奥

What does 深奥 mean?

深奥 (shēn'ào) means "profound; abstruse" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 深奥?

深奥 is made of 2 characters: 深 (11 strokes), 奥 (12 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 深奥 an HSK word?

Yes. 深奥 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 深奥 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 深奥 is written 深奧.