玄机

xuán jī

HSK 7–9

Meaning

深奥难懂的奥秘或关键。

Profound and subtle mystery or key point.

通常用于形容事物背后隐藏的深奥道理或关键所在，也可指某种巧妙的设计或机关。

Often used to describe the profound and subtle truth or key point behind things, or some clever design or mechanism.

1 他的话里暗藏玄机，需要仔细琢磨。(His words contain hidden meaning that requires careful pondering.)
2 这道题的玄机在于一个简单的转换。(The key to this problem lies in a simple transformation.)
3 这个机关设计巧妙，暗藏玄机。(This mechanism is ingeniously designed with hidden tricks.)
4 人生处处有玄机，只待有心人去发现。(There are mysteries everywhere in life, waiting for those who pay attention to discover.)
5 他一句话点破了其中的玄机。(He revealed the mystery with a single sentence.)

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