神乎其神

shénhūqíshén

idiom #63,825

Meanings

1 mysterious beyond belief
2 uncanny
3 supernaturally impressive

Characters

divine / miraculous

classical particle

Examples

HSK 4

这项技术被吹得神乎其神，其实很普通。

Zhè xiàng jìshù bèi chuī de shénhūqíshén, qíshí hěn pǔtōng.

This technology is hyped up as something mystical, but it's actually ordinary.

HSK 5

他的预测神乎其神，每次都准。

Tā de yùcè shénhūqíshén, měicì dōu zhǔn.

His predictions are uncanny - right every time.

HSK 5

传说把他描述得神乎其神。

Chuánshuō bǎ tā miáoshù de shénhūqíshén.

Legend describes him as almost supernaturally impressive.

Tips

history

The pattern 神之又神 ('divine upon divine') traces to 庄子 (the Tiandi chapter). The idiom doubles 神 with the classical particles 乎其 in the middle, literally 'divine in its divinity.'

usage

Can be genuine admiration or, more often, sarcasm about overblown hype.

Stroke Order

神 shén

乎 hū

其 qí