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神秘 (shén mì): Mysterious (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

神 • shén • god, deity, spirit, supernatural being
shén神

god, deity, spirit, supernatural being

秘 • mì • secret, mysterious
mì秘

secret, mysterious

Word Info

Pinyinshén mì
Meaningmysterious; mystical
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 神秘.

  • 道理dào lǐreason; principle; truth
  • 操心cāo xīnto worry about; to take pains over; be concerned over
  • 抽象chōu xiàngabstract
  • 超级chāo jísuper
  • 除非chú fēionly if; only when; unless
  • 把握bǎ wòto grasp; to hold; seize
  • 差别chābiédifference
  • 单位dān wèiunit
  • 出席chū xíto attend; to be present
  • 标点biāo diǎnpunctuation
  • 耽误dān wudelay; hold up
  • 诚恳chéng kěnsincere; earnest
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 神秘.

Words with 神
  • 神话shén huàmyth; fairy tale
  • 精神jīng shénessence; spirit
  • 出神chū shénbe spellbound; be absorbed in; be lost in thought
留神
liú shén
be careful; take care; keep one's eyes peeled
  • 眼神yǎn shénexpression in one's eyes
  • 神仙shén xiānsupernatural being; immortal
  • 神圣shén shèngsacred; holy
  • 神奇shén qímagical; mystical; miraculous
    • Words with 秘
    • 秘书mì shūsecretary
    • 秘密mì mìsecret; clandestine; confidential
    • 奥秘ào mìprofound mystery; secret
    • 秘方mì fāngsecret recipe / secret method
    • 秘诀mì juésecret / key to success
    • 便秘biàn mìconstipation
    • 秘鲁bì lǔPeru
    • 隐秘yǐn mìhidden; secret; covert
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    shén mì(shen mi)
    1. [verb]mysterious; mystical[HSK5]
    2. [adjective]mysterious; mystical[HSK 3.0 · L5]
    5.

    How to Use 神秘 in Sentences

    Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
    fēi非
    cháng常
    shén神
    mì秘
    neutral
    very mysterious
    Adjective + Noun
    shén神
    mì秘
    gǎn感
    neutral
    sense of mystery
    Verb + Objectwith充满
    chōng充
    mǎn满
    shén神
    mì秘
    Idiomwith莫测
    shén神
    mì秘
    mò莫
    cè测
    6.

    Example Sentences with 神秘

    zhè这
    ge个
    hé盒
    zi子
    hěn很
    shén神
    shén神
    mì秘
    rén人
    wù物
    neutral
    mysterious person
    neutral
    full of mystery
    formal
    Written
    unfathomable mystery
    mì
    秘
    。
    This box is very mysterious.
    tā他
    zuì最
    jìn近
    xíng行
    zōng踪
    shén神
    mì秘
    ，
    lián连
    jiā家
    rén人
    dōu都
    bù不
    qīng清
    chu楚
    tā他
    de的
    qù去
    xiàng向
    。
    He has been acting mysteriously lately; even his family doesn't know his whereabouts.
    zhè这
    fèn份
    shén神
    mì秘
    wén文
    jiàn件
    de的
    nèi内
    róng容
    zhì至
    jīn今
    réng仍
    wèi未
    bèi被
    wán完
    quán全
    pò破
    yì译
    。
    The content of this mysterious document has still not been fully deciphered to this day.
    sēn森
    lín林
    lǐ里
    yǒu有
    yí一
    gè个
    shén神
    mì秘
    de的
    xiǎo小
    wū屋
    。
    There is a mysterious cabin in the forest.
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    bù不
    jué觉
    de得
    zhè这
    zuò座
    gǔ古
    miào庙
    de的
    fēn氛
    wéi围
    gé格
    wài外
    shén神
    mì秘
    ma吗
    ？
    Don't you think the atmosphere of this ancient temple is particularly mysterious?