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神秘

shén mì

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

神秘 (shén mì) means "mysterious". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 神秘 means

1. mysterious
2. mystery

The characters in 神秘

• 神shéngod; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy
• 秘mìsecret; secretary

Example sentences

• 自然充满了神秘。
  Nature is full of mysteries.
• 你为什么这么神秘？
  Why are you being so secretive?
• 这个地方的气氛很神秘。
  Zhège dìfang de qìfēn hěn shénmì.
  This place has a mysterious atmosphere to it.
• 蒙娜丽莎有着神秘的微笑。
  Méngnà Lìshā yǒuzhe shénmì de wēixiào.
  The Mona Lisa has an enigmatic smile.
• 这个地方有一种神秘的气氛。
  Zhège dìfang yǒu yī zhǒng shénmì de qìfēn.
  This place has a mysterious atmosphere.
• 我一直都比较喜欢神秘一点的人物。
  Wǒ yīzhí dōu bǐjiào xǐhuan shénmì yīdiǎn de rénwù.
  I always liked mysterious characters more.

Words starting with 神秘

• 神秘莫测shén mì mò cèmystery; unfathomable; enigmatic
• 神秘主义shén mì zhǔ yìmysticism
• 神秘面纱shén mì miàn shāveil of mystery

Where 神秘 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Myths, Mysteries & Spirit (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shén mì correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.