诡秘

詭秘
guǐmì
adjective #36,025

Meanings

  1. 1 secretive
  2. 2 furtive
  3. 3 surreptitious
  4. 4 mysterious

Examples

HSK 3
Tā guǐmì de xiào le xiào, méiyǒu huídá.
She gave a furtive smile but didn't answer.
HSK 6
Tā de xíngdòng guǐmì, ràng rén zhuōmō bù tòu.
His movements were so secretive that no one could figure them out.

Tips

usage
Carries a hint of suspicion: guǐ ('crafty / deceitful') colors mì ('secret') so the secrecy feels untrustworthy, not just private. Compare 神秘 shénmì 'mysterious' (neutral, even attractive) with 诡秘 'shady, suspect'. Famous in modern web-novel title 《诡秘之主》 (Lord of the Mysteries).

In Pop Culture

诡秘 《 Guǐmì zhī Zhǔ 》
Lord of the Mysteries
Hugely popular Chinese web novel by 爱潜水的乌贼 (Cuttlefish That Loves Diving), set in a Victorian-era occult world.

Stroke Order

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