故弄玄虚 gù nòng xuán xū

deliberately mystifying

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 38850th word

Definitions

  1. 1. deliberately mystifying
  2. 2. to make sth unnecessarily complicated

Characters

Character Meaning
故 gù HSK 3
therefore; cause; reason
弄 nòng HSK 4
to do; to handle; to manage
玄 xuán
mysterious; black
虚 xū HSK 5
false; empty or unoccupied; (of health) weak