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暗号

àn hào · an hao

Traditional 暗號

Meaning

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  1. secret signal (sign)
  2. countersign
  3. password
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The password

  1. Dengdeng

    想(xiǎng)进(jìn)我(wǒ)的(de)小(xiǎo)房间(fángjiān)，先(xiān)说(shuō)暗号(ànhào)。

    To enter my little room, say the password first.

  2. Liangliang

    暗号(ànhào)？我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)今天(jīntiān)的(de)暗号(ànhào)。

    The password? I don't know today's password.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)一个(yīgè)提示(tíshì)，和(hé)忘记(wàngjì)有关(yǒuguān)。

    I will give you a hint. It has to do with forgetting.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)暗号(ànhào)？

    I forgot the password?

  5. Dengdeng

    对了(duìle)！暗号(ànhào)就是(jiùshì)你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)说(shuō)的(de)那句(nàjù)。

    That's right! The password is what you just said.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

法(fǎ)兰(lán)克(kè)用(yòng)暗(àn)号(hào)留(liú)下(xià)了(le)一(yì)则(zé)讯(xùn)息(xī)。

Frank left a message by means of a secret code.

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

02

他(tā)们(men)约(yuē)定(dìng)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)暗(àn)号(hào)，用(yòng)来(lái)确(què)认(rèn)彼(bǐ)此(cǐ)的(de)身(shēn)份(fèn)。

They agreed on a secret signal to confirm each other's identity.

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