奥 (ao): translation, meaning, pronunciation, examples

By ricky | December 8, 2017

奥 (Chinese PinYin: [ào]; traditional Chinese: 奧) may mean: (1) adj. abstruse; (2) adj. profound; (3) noun. A surname; (4) noun. be difficult to understand; (5) noun. secret. It is a high-frequency word and can combine with other characters to form various phrases and expressions such as 深奥 (profound; difficult to understand), 奥妙洗衣粉 (OMO washing powder), 奥委会 (Olympic Committee), 奥数 (Mathematical Olympiad).

1. How to pronounce 奥?

Chinese Pinyin: [ào]

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 奥

Synonyms: 深厚, 难解, 渊博, 高深, 深邃, 艰深, 深沉, 神秘

Antonyms: 通俗, 晦涩, 浅白, 浅近, 肤浅, 浅显, 浅薄, 浅易, 粗浅

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 奥

Fixed expression: 深奥 (profound; difficult to understand), 奥妙洗衣粉 (OMO washing powder), 奥委会 (Olympic Committee), 奥数 (Mathematical Olympiad),

Collocation: 软实力的奥妙 (subtleties of soft power), 其中的奥妙 (secret behind), 奥妙的哲理 (mysterious philosophy), 颇有奥妙 (quite profound and secret),

Idioms: 奥妙无穷 (full of mysteries), 奥援有灵 (powerful backing), 深奥莫测 (unfathomable), 神区鬼奥 (a mysterious place),

Terminologies: N/A

4. How to use 奥 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 奥.

4.1他聘请专人教他与西方人打交道的奥妙。

Translation: He hired someone to teach him the subtleties of dealing with Westerners.

4.2 他的杰作是如此奥妙,远远超越了人类的认知范围。

Translation: His work was profound and beyond human comprehension.

4.3 如果你不知道其中的奥妙,那就很吸引人。

Translation: If you don’t know how they’re doing it, that’s very fascinating and intriguing.

4.4 其中并无奥妙。

Translation: There is nothing secret about it.

4.5 冬季奥运会一般在夏季奥运会的前两年举行。

Translation: The winter Olympics are usually held two years before the summer Olympics.

4.6 北京是2008年奥运会的主办城市。

Translation: Beijing acted as the host city for the Olympics in 2008.

4.7 两届奥运会冠军基普·凯诺是肯尼亚奥委会主席。

Translation: Kip Keino, a two-time Olympic gold medalist himself, chairs the Kenyan Olympic Committee.

4.8 李熙范在国际奥委会里约会议期间说道。

Translation: Hee-Beom Lee made the comments during a meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Rio.

5. Stroke Order

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Category: Standard Chinese Words And Expressions

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