# 深奥 (shēn'ào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 深奥 (shēn'ào) means “profound; abstruse”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: profound; abstruse
- Pinyin: shēn'ào (shen1 ao4)
- Traditional: 深奧
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这本哲学书的内容很深奥。
  Zhè běn zhéxué shū de nèiróng hěn shēn'ào.
  This philosophy book has very profound content.

## Characters

- [深](https://hanziro.com/word/shen-deep/) (shēn): deep
- 奥 (ào): obscure; mysterious

https://hanziro.com/word/shen-ao-profound/

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