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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 玄之又玄

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
玄之又玄 xuán zhī yòu xuán - mystery within a mystery
- the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 74,775 100,913 78,586

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
玄 xuán- black
- mysterious
之 zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
又 yòu- (once) again
- also
- both... and...
- and yet
- (used for emphasis) anyway
玄 xuán- black
- mysterious

Other Words Containing 玄之又玄

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
玄之又玄 - - 74,775 100,913 78,586