秘书
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
秘书 (mìshū) · secretary
秘书 (mìshū) means “secretary”. It is written with 2 characters: 秘 (secret) + 书 (book). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 秘书 is built
The characters
秘 mì · secret
What 秘 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 必bì — surely
- 心xīn — heart
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 必 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
书 shū · book
What 书 is made of
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A mark made by a pen ⺺ (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她是经理的秘书。Tā shì jīnglǐ de mìshū.She is the manager's secretary.
请问秘书在吗？Qǐngwèn mìshū zài ma?Excuse me, is the secretary in?
Questions about 秘书
What does 秘书 mean?
秘书 (mìshū) means “secretary”.
How do you pronounce 秘书?
秘书 is pronounced mìshū.
Which HSK level is 秘书?
秘书 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 秘密mìmìsecret
- 神秘shénmìmysterious
- 奥秘àomìmystery
- 读书dúshūto study
- 书包shūbāoschoolbag
- 书店shūdiànbookshop
- 图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
- 书架shūjiàbookshelf
- 通知书tōngzhīshūnotice
- 书法shūfǎcalligraphy
Learn 秘书 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.