故作高深 — “To pretend to be profound or abstruse”
故作高深 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pretend to be profound or abstruse”. To deliberately act mysterious or recondite, often to conceal a lack of real substance or knowledge. Literally, “Purposely act profound”.
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故作高深 Pronunciation and Pinyin
故作高深 Character Breakdown
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他的论文总喜欢故作高深，用了很多普通读者难以理解的词汇来掩饰内容的平庸。
His thesis always likes to pretend profundity, using many words that ordinary readers find difficult to understand to mask the mediocrity of its content.
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- gù故zuò作xuán玄xū虚deliberately act mysterious
- gù故zuò作zhèn镇jìng静feign calmness
- gù故rù入rén人zuì罪intentionally frame someone for a crime
- gù故jiàn剑qíng情shēn深deep affection for one's original wife
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- gù故gōng宫lí离shǔ黍Nostalgia for a ruined glorious past
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- gù故jiā家qiáo乔mù木distinguished family's outstanding talent
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Open the tool →Questions about 故作高深
What does 故作高深 mean?
故作高深 (gù zuò gāo shēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pretend to be profound or abstruse”.
How do you pronounce 故作高深?
故作高深 is pronounced gù zuò gāo shēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 故作高深 literally mean?
Literally, 故作高深 means “Purposely act profound”. It is used to mean “to pretend to be profound or abstruse”.
What is the Chinese definition of 故作高深?
本来并不高深，故意装出高深的样子。多指文章故意用些艰深词语，掩饰内容的浅薄。