秘诀 (mì jué) — secret to success, key method, recipe for success
Definition
秘诀 (mìjué) is the 'secret trick or recipe for success' — a special method that reliably works. It's closer to 诀窍 ('knack/trick') than to 做法 ('general method'); 秘方 is for literal recipes/formulas, and 奥秘 is for deep, unknowable mysteries.
noun
secret to successkey methodrecipe for success
Examples
- 秘诀。Chéng gōng de mì jué shì jiān chí nǔ lì.The secret to success is persistent effort.
- 秘诀。Bǎo chí jiàn kāng de mì jué shì měi tiān yùn dòng.The secret to staying healthy is exercising every day.
- 秘诀。Zhè jiā cān tīng de chéng gōng mì jué shì yòng xīn xiān de cái liào.This restaurant's secret to success is using fresh ingredients.
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