机要

機要

jīyào

adjective #31,486

Meanings

1 confidential
2 classified
3 handling sensitive matters
4 (of work / documents) secret

Characters

key matter / opportunity

Examples

她在政府部门做机要秘书。

Tā zài zhèngfǔ bùmén zuò jīyào mìshū.

She works as a confidential secretary in a government department.

这些都是机要文件,不得外传。

Zhèxiē dōu shì jīyào wénjiàn, bùdé wàichuán.

These are all classified documents and must not be shared outside.

Tips

usage

机要 attaches to official-sphere nouns: 机要秘书 (confidential secretary), 机要文件 (classified documents), 机要部门 (sensitive-information department), 机要工作 (confidential work). For everyday 'secret' use 秘密 (mìmì); 机要 is the institutional / governmental flavor.

Stroke Order

机 jī

要 yào