隐秘 (yǐn mì) — hidden, secret, concealed
Definition
A literary/formal adjective meaning 'hidden, secret' — applied to places, activities, or truths that are deliberately concealed. Stronger in tone than everyday 秘密, which leans toward the noun sense ('a secret').
adjective
hiddensecretconcealed
Examples
- 隐秘。Tā de xíng zōng fēi cháng yǐn mì.His whereabouts are very secret.
- 隐秘,。Zhè ge shān dòng de wèi zhì hěn yǐn mì, hěn shǎo yǒu rén zhī dào.The location of this cave is very hidden; very few people know about it.
- 隐秘。Tā men jìn xíng le yí cì yǐn mì de huì miàn.They had a secret meeting.
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