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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