保密
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
保密 (bǎomì) · to keep secret
保密 (bǎomì) means “to keep secret”. It is written with 2 characters: 保 (to protect) + 密 (dense). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 保密 is built
The characters
保 bǎo · to protect
What 保 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 呆dāi — dull
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 呆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
密 mì · dense
What 密 is made of
- 宓mì — quiet
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 必bì — surely
- 心xīn — heart
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 宀 — roof
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A silent 宓 mountain 山; 宓 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件事请你保密。Zhè jiàn shì qǐng nǐ bǎomì.Please keep this confidential.
这个消息要保密吗？Zhège xiāoxi yào bǎomì ma?Should this news be kept secret?
Questions about 保密
What does 保密 mean?
保密 (bǎomì) means “to keep secret”.
How do you pronounce 保密?
保密 is pronounced bǎomì.
Which HSK level is 保密?
保密 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 保安bǎo'ānsecurity guard
- 保持bǎochíto keep
- 保存bǎocúnto keep
- 保护bǎohùto protect
- 保留bǎoliúto keep
- 保险bǎoxiǎninsurance
- 保证bǎozhèngto guarantee
- 环保huánbǎoenvironmental protection
- 确保quèbǎoto ensure
- 保守bǎoshǒuconservative
Learn 保密 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.