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Word · Adjective · NounTraditional奧

mysterious; profound; deep; corner

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Meanings

3 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

mysterious; profound; abstruse; hard to understand

Describes concepts, theories, or knowledge that is deep and difficult to grasp.

Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
nèi内
róng容
hěn很
shēn深
ào奥
 。

The content of this book is very profound and abstruse.

Zhé哲
xué学
shì是
yī一
mén门
shēn深
ào奥
de的
xué学
wen问
 。

Philosophy is a profound and deep subject.

2.

noun

the southwest corner of a room; inner recesses

archaic

Classical/architectural term referring to the deep, secluded part of a room or building.

Shì室
xī西
nán南
yú隅
wèi谓
zhī之
ào奥
 。

The southwest corner of a room is called 'ao' (the deep recess).

3.

noun

short for Austria

Used in compounds like 奥运 (Olympics) and 奥地利 (Austria).

Tā他
zhǔn准
bèi备
qù去
ào奥
dì地
lì利
lǚ旅
yóu游
 。

He is planning to travel to Austria.

Ào奥
yùn运
huì会
jiāng将
zài在
míng明
nián年
jǔ举
xíng行
 。

The Olympic Games will be held next year.