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profound / deep / deep-going
HSK 3
Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad
HSK 6
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  *厚* | 厚* | *厚
thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress
HSK 4
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  *熟* | 熟* | *熟
ripe; mature / thoroughly cooked; done / familiar; acquainted / experienced; skilled / (of sleep etc) deep; profound / also pr. [shou2]
HSK 2
deep; profound
HSK 4
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  *沉* | 沉* | *沉
to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy
HSK 4
(idiom) to feel a profound sense of loss; to feel disconsolate
deep / profound
HSK 6
dual; twofold
far-reaching / profound and long-lasting
HSK 7-9
twofold / manyfold / exponentially
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  *微* | 微* | *微
tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
chloroform (trichloromethane CHCl3)
Steve Jobs (1955–2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc.
Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党 / same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙
written in a forceful hand / penetrating / profound
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.
deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched
profound mystery
profound love, generous friendship (idiom)
(idiom) wide-ranging and profound
Mandarin phonetic symbols (MPS), phonetic alphabet for Chinese used esp. in Taiwan, also known colloquially as Bopomofo (after the first four letters of the alphabet:ㄅㄆㄇㄈ)
thick / heavy / thickset (body) / massive / generous / extravagant / profound / dignified
deep and profound meaning
profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles
HSK 7-9
(lit.) to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb) / (fig.) to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic
dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect)
HSK 7-9
Ma Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴
the implications are profound / the ramifications are huge / (of a decision etc) consequential
expanded polystyrene (EPS) / styrofoam
(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香,臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚)
to see clearly / deep insight / profound view
Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.
profound friendship / sworn brotherhood
Isao Takahata (1935-2018), co-founder of Studio Ghibli
marvelous / mysterious / profound / marvel / wonder
profound (meaning, implications etc)
styrofoam
Mark Zuckerberg (1984-), American computer programer, co-founder and CEO of Facebook
Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century
profound / abstruse / recondite / profoundly
HSK 7-9
grief / remorse / deep in sorrow / bitter (anguish) / profound (condolences)
styrofoam
eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
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  *渊* | 渊* | *渊
deep pool / deep / profound
yellow bicycle (nickname for bicycles provided by the Ofo bike-sharing company, active 2014–2020)
to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
very serious / grave / profound
obscure / dusky / far and deep / profound / see also 杳杳
hydrofoil
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  *邈* | 邈* | *邈
profound / remote
the original name of 孫中山|孙中山, Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党
microfocus x-ray computed tomography (microCT)
profound / significant / meaningful
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
Bill Gates (1955-), co-founder of Microsoft
Bofors, Swedish arms company involved in major corruption case during 1980s
Dover
deep and wide / vast / profound (influence etc)
erudite / profound / learned / extremely knowledgeable
profound (knowledge) / erudite
twofold / double
subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)
(loanword) chloroform; trichloromethane CHCl3
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  *宥* | 宥* | *宥
to forgive / to help / profound
to play the profound thinker
reclining Buddha
Dover
profound or erudite plans
abstruse / deep and profound
profound love, generous friendship (idiom)
Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 1 / Bopomofo / abbr. for 國語注音符號第一式|国语注音符号第一式
refined / profound
title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father / nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后
Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 1 (official name of the phonetic system of writing Chinese used in Taiwan) / Bopomofo / abbr. to 注音一式
deep / profound
mysterious / profound / abstruse
deep / profound / abstruse and full (of thought)
(lit.) abyss and ocean / (fig.) vast and profound
Amitabha Buddha / the Buddha of the Western paradise / may the lord Buddha preserve us! / merciful Buddha!
Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang / same as 孫中山|孙中山
profoundly well-versed
profound love
profound and unfathomable
to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc / phonetic notation / (specifically) Bopomofo (abbr. for 注音符號|注音符号)
to understand profoundly / well-versed / skillful / practiced / to have the knack
profound theory / philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄學|玄学 sect
profound / abstruse mystery
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  *沕* | 沕* | *沕
abstruse / profound
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
faint / subtle (of sound, scent etc) / profound / mysterious / dim
abstruse / profound mystery / the mysteries of the universe
chloroform (trichloromethane CHCl3)
deep and profound
profound
profound silence
extensive and penetrating (idiom); expansive and profound (of writing)
profound thoughts or ideas

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