秘书

mì shū

CL 位 wèi 个 gè 名 míng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. secretary

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 部长 bù zhǎng 部长 bù zhǎng head of a (government etc) department 部长 refers to a minister (government), a counterpart in hierarchy to a secretary (secretary to a minister).: head of a (government etc) department

Related words

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• 助理 zhù lǐ 助理 zhù lǐ assistant Both refer to administrative support roles, but 助理 can be a more general assistant.: assistant
• 文员 wén yuán 文员 wén yuán office worker 文员 refers to an office clerk, while 秘书 is typically a higher-level administrative assistant.: office worker

Usage notes

Collocations

When used as a job title, 秘书 is often preceded by the person or department they assist, e.g., 总经理秘书 (general manager's secretary).

Cultural notes

In Chinese companies, the role of 秘书 can include personal assistant duties and may imply a close working relationship with the boss.

Example Sentences

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我的 秘书 每天帮我安排会议。

My secretary helps me arrange meetings every day.

谁是 秘书 ？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 7704614)

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Words Containing 秘书

• 副秘书长 副秘书长 fù mì shū zhǎng: vice-secretary
• 秘书长 秘书长 mì shū zhǎng: secretary-general
• 联合国秘书处 联合国秘书处 lián hé guó mì shū chù: United Nations Secretariat
• 财务秘书 财务秘书 cái wù mì shū: treasurer

Child Words of 秘书

• 书 书 shū: book
• 秘 秘 bì: see 秘魯|秘鲁[bì lǔ]
• 秘 秘 mì: secret