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神秘

shén mì · shen mi

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Meaning

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  1. mysterious
  2. mystery
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The mystery parcel

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)有人(yǒurén)给(gěi)我(wǒ)寄了(jìle)一个(yīgè)神秘(shénmì)的(de)包裹(bāoguǒ)。

    Someone sent me a mysterious parcel today.

  2. Dengdeng

    神秘(shénmì)的(de)包裹(bāoguǒ)？里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    A mysterious parcel? What is inside?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，上面(shàngmiàn)没有(méiyǒu)名字(míngzi)。

    I don't know. There is no name on it.

  4. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)打开(dǎkāi)看看(kànkan)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)知道(zhīdào)这个(zhège)神秘(shénmì)的(de)东西(dōngxi)。

    Open it and see! I want to know about this mysterious thing too.

  5. Liangliang

    打开了(dǎkāile)！里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)网上(wǎngshàng)买(mǎi)的(de)书(shū)。

    I opened it! It's the book I bought online yesterday.

  6. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)一点也不(yīdiǎnyěbù)神秘(shénmì)。

    Haha, that is not mysterious at all.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)都(dōu)比(bǐ)较(jiào)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)神(shén)秘(mì)一(yì)点(diǎn)的(de)人(rén)物(wù)。

I always liked mysterious characters more.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by human600 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

今(jīn)天(tiān)我(wǒ)们(men)来(lái)揭(jiē)开(kāi)英(yīng)文(wén)虚(xū)拟(nǐ)式(shì)的(de)神(shén)秘(mì)面(miàn)纱(shā)。

Today, we are going to unravel the mystery of the English subjunctive.

Tatoeba: Chinese by FeuDRenais · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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