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秘书

mì shū · mi shu

Traditional 秘書

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. secretary
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The new secretary

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)的(de)新(xīn)秘书(mìshū)来(lái)了(le)。

    Look, my new secretary has come.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)秘书(mìshū)了(le)？她(tā)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    You have a secretary now? What does she do?

  3. Liangliang

    她(tā)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)记(jì)日程(rìchéng)，还(hái)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)订(dìng)午饭(wǔfàn)。

    She keeps my schedule and books my lunch.

  4. Dengdeng

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)！我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)要(yào)一个(yīgè)秘书(mìshū)。

    Great! I want a secretary too.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)秘书(mìshū)要(yào)工资(gōngzī)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)钱(qián)吗(ma)？

    But a secretary needs a salary. Do you have money?

  6. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)。那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)秘书(mìshū)能(néng)不能(bùnéng)也(yě)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)订(dìng)饭(fàn)？

    No. Then can your secretary book meals for me too?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)叫(jiào)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)秘(mì)书(shū)。

Her name is Mary, she is my secretary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

经(jīng)理(lǐ)让(ràng)秘(mì)书(shū)安(ān)排(pái)下(xià)周(zhōu)的(de)会(huì)议(yì)。

The manager asked the secretary to arrange next week's meeting.

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