hard to understand; incomprehensible; puzzling
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
hard to understand; incomprehensible; puzzling
Used to describe written text, speech, or concepts that are obscure, abstruse, or difficult to comprehend. Often implies that the difficulty stems from the complexity or ambiguity of the expression rather than the reader's ability.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
cí词
yì意
yǐn隐
huì晦
，
shí实
zài在
fèi费
jiě解
。
This article's meaning is so obscure that it's truly hard to understand.
Tā他
de的
jiě解
shì释
ràng让
rén人
gèng更
jiā加
fèi费
jiě解
le了
。
His explanation made things even more puzzling.
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Zhè这
fèn份
shuō说
míng明
shū书
xiě写
de得
tài太
zhuān专
yè业
，
duì对
pǔ普
tōng通
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
lái来
shuō说
shí十
fēn分
fèi费
jiě解
。
This manual is written too technically; it's quite incomprehensible to ordinary consumers.