Secret in Chinese
secret · HSK 5
秘密
- 秘 secret
- 密 dense
Counted with 个: 一个秘密
这是我们俩的秘密。 This is a secret between the two of us.
Other ways to say secret
More words with 秘 or 密
How do you say secret in Chinese?
Secret in Chinese is 秘密 (mì mì). You can also say 暗 (àn), 地下 (dì xià), 密 (mì).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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