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玄机 (xuán jī): Mystery / secret (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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玄 • xuán • dark, profound, mysterious • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xuán玄

dark, profound, mysterious

机 • jī • machine; mechanism; opportunity
jī机

machine; mechanism; opportunity

Word Info

Pinyinxuán jī
Meaningmystery / secret
Characters2
SyntaxNoun
4.

How to Use 玄机 in Sentences

Noun Phrasewith其中
qí其
zhōng中
xuán玄
jī机
neutral
the mystery within
Verb + Object
dà大
yǒu有
xuán玄
jī机
5.

Example Sentences with 玄机

tā他
huà话
lǐ里
àn暗
cáng藏
de的
xuán
neutral
be full of mystery
àn暗
cáng藏
xuán玄
jī机
neutral
hide a mystery
cān参
tòu透
xuán玄
jī机
formalWritten
penetrate the mystery
玄
jī机
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
xì细
xīn心
de的
rén人
cái才
néng能
chá察
jué觉
。
The mystery hidden in his words can only be detected by careful people.
nǐ你
nán难
dào道
méi没
fā发
xiàn现
，
zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
bèi背
hòu后
lìng另
yǒu有
xuán玄
jī机
ma吗
？
Haven't you noticed that there is another secret behind this plan?
mó魔
shù术
shī师
de的
shǒu手
fǎ法
kàn看
sì似
suí随
yì意
，
dàn但
měi每
yí一
bù步
dōu都
àn暗
hán含
xuán玄
jī机
。
The magician's moves seem casual, but each step contains a hidden secret.
zhè这
fú幅
huà画
de的
xuán玄
jī机
zài在
yú于
sè色
cǎi彩
dā搭
pèi配
，
kàn看
shì似
jiǎn简
dān单
què却
àn暗
cáng藏
shēn深
yì意
。
The mystery of this painting lies in its color combination, which appears simple but conceals profound meaning.
wǒ我
zhuó琢
mó磨
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
hái还
shì是
méi没
gǎo搞
dǒng懂
qí其
zhōng中
de的
xuán玄
jī机
。
I pondered for a long time but still didn't understand the mystery behind it.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 玄机.

Words with 玄
  • 故弄玄虚gù nòng xuán xūto purposely make something seem more complicated or mysterious than it really is, often to deceive or impress others
Words with 机
  • 飞机fēi jīplane
  • 手机shǒu jīmobile phone
  • 机场jī chǎngairport
  • 机票jī piàoair ticket
  • 关机guān jīto turn off (a machine or device)
  • 司机sī jīdriver
  • 开机kāi jīto start an engine
  • 机会jī huìopportunity