机密 (jī mì) — (noun) secret; classified information; (adjective) classified, confidential
Definition
机密 refers to officially classified, formal 'secrets' (government, military, corporate). 秘密 is the everyday word for any personal or general secret.
noun
secretclassified information
adjective
classifiedconfidential
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 机密，。Zhè shì gōng sī de jī mì, nǐ bù néng gào sù bié rén.This is the company's secret; you cannot tell others.
- 机密。Zhè xiē jī mì wén jiàn bì xū fàng zài ān quán de dì fāng.These classified documents must be kept in a safe place.
- 机密。Tā yīn wèi xiè lòu jī mì bèi gōng sī kāi chú le.He was fired by the company for leaking secrets.
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