jiān shēn
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Chinese dictionary
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  • adj.difficult to understand; abstruse

    • cí jù jiān shēn

      词句艰深

      The text is abstruse.

    • jiān shēn de xué shuō

      艰深学说

      abstruse theories

    • wén zì jiān shēn

      文字艰深

      abstruse writing

    • wǒ bù xǐ huan jiān shēn de yǔ fǎ jié gòu

      喜欢艰深语法结构

      I dislike difficult grammatical constructions.

Word usage

  • Note
    "艰深" is different from "晦涩". "晦涩" means "obscure and difficult to understand", and is mostly used in derogatory meaning; "艰深" means "esoteric and difficult to understand", a neutral term, and can be used widely.