机密
Old HSK 6
机密 (jīmì) · secret
机密 (jīmì) means “secret; classified; confidential”. It is written with 2 characters: 机 (machine) + 密 (dense). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 机密 is built
The characters
机 jī · machine
What 机 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (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
这是公司的机密文件。Zhè shì gōngsī de jīmì wénjiàn.This is a confidential company document.
请你一定要保守机密。Qǐng nǐ yídìng yào bǎoshǒu jīmì.Please be sure to keep this secret.
Questions about 机密
What does 机密 mean?
机密 (jīmì) means “secret; classified; confidential”.
How do you pronounce 机密?
机密 is pronounced jīmì.
Which HSK level is 机密?
机密 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 飞机fēijīairplane
- 机场jīchǎngairport
- 机票jīpiàoplane ticket
- 手机shǒujīmobile phone
- 关机guānjīto turn off (a phone, computer etc.)
- 机会jīhuìchance
- 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 司机sījīdriver
Learn 机密 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.