Profound in Chinese
profound · HSK 5
深刻
- 深 deep
- 刻 to carve
这部电影给我留下了深刻的印象。 This film left a deep impression on me.
Other ways to say profound
More words with 深 or 刻
How do you say profound in Chinese?
Profound in Chinese is 深刻 (shēn kè). You can also say 深远 (shēn yuǎn), 深厚 (shēn hòu), 深 (shēn), 厚 (hòu).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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