Writing
深奥 (shēn ào) — how to say "profound" in Chinese
深奥
Profound, abstruse, difficult to understand
adjective
Character composition
深
deep
奥
profound, mysterious
Radicals / Keys
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
Collocations
深奥难懂
shēn ào nán dǒng
profound and hard to understand
Examples
他正在研究一本深奥的哲学书。
He is studying a profound philosophy book.
这个问题很深奥。
This question is very profound.
Frequently asked questions
Profound meaning in Chinese
"profound" in Chinese is 深奥 (shēn ào).
深奥 meaning in English
深奥 (shēn ào) means "Profound, abstruse, difficult to understand".
How is 深奥 pronounced?
It is pronounced shēn ào (written as shen ao, shenao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "profound" in Chinese characters?
It is written 深奥: 深 has 11 strokes, 奥 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 深奥?
深奥 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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