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秘密

mì mì

secret

How common it is

秘密 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say mì mì slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

秘密表示不能随便告诉别人的事。

mì mì biǎo shì bù néng suí biàn gào sù bié rén de shì。

秘密 means something not to be told casually.

Context note

秘密常用于个人、故事和保密。

mì mì cháng yòng yú gè rén 、 gù shì hé bǎo mì。

It is often used with personal matters, stories, and confidentiality.

5 examples

这是秘密。
zhè shì mì mì。
This is a secret.
他告诉了我秘密。
tā gào sù le wǒ mì mì。
He told me a secret.
不要泄露秘密。
bú yào xiè lòu mì mì。
Do not reveal the secret.
她有一个秘密。
tā yǒu yí gè mì mì。
She has a secret.
秘密很重要。
mì mì hěn zhòng yào。
Secrets are important.

5 mini stories

老师说,秘密要守住。
lǎo shī shuō, mì mì yào shǒu zhù。
The teacher said secrets should be kept.
他们悄悄说了一个秘密。
tā men qiāo qiāo shuō le yí gè mì mì。
They whispered a secret.
这个秘密让大家很好奇。
zhè ge mì mì ràng dà jiā hěn hào qí。
This secret made everyone very curious.
她把秘密写在本子里。
tā bǎ mì mì xiě zài běn zi lǐ。
She wrote the secret in a notebook.
秘密一旦说出,就不再是秘密。
mì mì yí dàn shuō chū, jiù bú zài shì mì mì。
Once a secret is told, it is no longer a secret.

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