秘密

mìmì

noun HSK 5 #649

Meanings

Both characters mean 'secret' - double emphasis on secrecy.

HSK 3

他发现了一个秘密。

Tā fāxiàn le yígè mìmì.

He discovered a secret.

HSK 4

这是我们之间的秘密。

Zhè shì wǒmen zhījiān de mìmì.

This is a secret between us.

HSK 7-9

你能帮我保守一个秘密吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ bǎoshǒu yígè mìmì ma?

Can you help me keep a secret?

usage

秘密 can be a noun (一个秘密, a secret) or an adjective (秘密行动, secret operation). Common phrase: 保守秘密 (to keep a secret).

秘 mì

密 mì