保密

bǎo mì

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to keep sth confidential
2. to maintain secrecy

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 公开 gōng kāi 公开 gōng kāi open; overt; public 意思相反: open; overt; public

Related words

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• 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped 形容人保密很严: lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 严格 (yángé) as in 严格保密 (yángé bǎomì) meaning 'strictly confidential'.

Common mistakes

保密 is an intransitive verb; it cannot take an object directly. Use 对...保密 (duì...bǎomì) to specify what is being kept confidential.

Example Sentences

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这个计划需要严格 保密 。

This plan needs to be kept strictly confidential.

请 保密 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 404460)

你能 保密 嗎？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5496316)

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Words Containing 保密

• 保密协议 保密协议 bǎo mì xié yì: non-disclosure agreement
• 保密性 保密性 bǎo mì xìng: secrecy

Child Words of 保密

• 保 保 bǎo: Bulgaria
• 密 密 mì: secret