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机密

jī mì · ji mi

Traditional 機密

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. secret
  2. classified (information)
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Top secret lunch

  1. Dengdeng

    这份(zhèfèn)文件(wénjiàn)是(shì)机密(jīmì)，不能(bùnéng)给(gěi)别人(biéren)看(kàn)。

    This file is confidential. I can't let anyone else see it.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)机密(jīmì)？

    What secret?

  3. Dengdeng

    公司(gōngsī)明天(míngtiān)中午(zhōngwǔ)吃(chī)什么(shénme)，是(shì)机密(jīmì)。

    What the company eats for lunch tomorrow is a secret.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)机密(jīmì)我(wǒ)早就(zǎojiù)知道了(zhīdàole)，是(shì)食堂(shítáng)的(de)饺子(jiǎozi)。

    I already know this secret: it's dumplings from the canteen.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)？

    How do you know?

  6. Liangliang

    食堂(shítáng)门口(ménkǒu)写着(xiězhe)呢(ne)，不是(bùshì)机密(jīmì)。

    It's written at the canteen door. It's not a secret.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)份(fèn)文(wén)件(jiàn)包(bāo)含(hán)公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)机(jī)密(mì)信(xìn)息(xī)。

This document contains the company's confidential information.

02

他(tā)因(yīn)为(wèi)泄(xiè)露(lòu)机(jī)密(mì)被(bèi)开(kāi)除(chú)了(le)。

He was fired for leaking secrets.

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