玄秘

xuánmì
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 mysterious
  2. 2 occult
  3. 3 abstruse
  4. 4 esoteric

Examples

Dàojiā sīxiǎng chōngmǎn xuánmì de sècǎi.
Daoist thought is shot through with a mystical quality.
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō jiǎngshùle yīgè xuánmì de gǔmù gùshi.
The novel tells a mysterious tale of an ancient tomb.

Tips

usage
(xuán, dark/profound) carries Daoist connotations of cosmic depth, while 神秘 (shénmì, mysterious) is the everyday word. 玄秘 leans literary/esoteric — fitting for occult, religious, or philosophical contexts.

Stroke Order

xuán