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玄机

arcane truth

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xuan2ji1 • xuánjī

Meaning

Primary

arcane truth

Alternatives

mysterious truth, hidden mystery

Mnemonic

An 玄机 arcane truth is a sort of figurative 机 machine that few know about which helps you better understand the more 玄 mysterious aspects of the universe.

Usage

这 本 书 里 隐藏 了 很多 玄机。

This book contains many hidden mysteries.

他 的 话语 中 暗藏 玄机。

His words contain hidden arcane truths.

老师 的 话 似乎 隐藏 了 一些 玄机。

The teacher's words seem to hide some arcane truths.