秘密基地

mìmìjīdì

noun

Measure Word

一个秘密基地 gè

Meanings

1 hideaway
2 secret base
3 private or insider-only place

Characters

base; foundation

Examples

小时候我们在树林里有一个秘密基地。

Xiǎo shíhou wǒmen zài shùlín lǐ yǒu yī gè mìmìjīdì.

When we were kids, we had a secret base in the woods.

这家咖啡馆是我的秘密基地。

Zhè jiā kāfēi guǎn shì wǒ de mìmìjīdì.

This café is my hideaway.

Tips

culture

Heavily associated with Japanese pop culture — many Chinese speakers learned the phrase from anime and manga (Doraemon's empty lot, the 2011 film 《我们的秘密基地》). Carries a nostalgic, childhood-adventure feeling.

Stroke Order

秘 mì

密 mì

基 jī

地 dì