故弄玄虛 gù nòng xuán xū

deliberately mystifying

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
虛 xū
false; empty or unoccupied; (of health) weak