Updated on December 27, 2022
Do you know how to say “secret” in Mandarin Chinese?
In this lesson, let’s go through some simple words and sentences to express the meaning of “secret” in Chinese.
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Well, secret can be used as both noun and adjective.
Secret As A Noun
- 秘密 (Mìmì)
- 秘诀 (mìjué)
- 机密 (jīmì)
- 奥秘 (àomì)
- 诀窍 (juéqiào)
- 奥妙 (àomiào)
Example Sentences
- Can you keep a secret?
- 你能保守秘密吗？
- Nǐ néng bǎoshǒu mìmì ma?
- The location of the ship is a closely guarded secret.
- 那艘船的方位是高度机密。
- Nà sōu chuán de fāngwèi shì gāodù jīmì.
- Shall we let him in on (tell him) the secret?
- 我们要不要把秘密透露给他？
- Wǒmen yào bùyào bǎ mìmì tòulù gěi tā?
- He made no secret of his ambition (he didn’t try to hide it).
- Tā bìng méiyǒu yǎnshì zìjǐ de xióngxīn zhuàngzhì.
- 他并没有掩饰自己的雄心壮志。
Secret As An Adjective
- 秘密的 (Mìmì de)
- 神秘 (shénmì)
- 保密的 (bǎomì de)
- 未公开的 (wèi gōngkāi de)
- 隐秘的 (yǐnmì de)
- 诡秘 (guǐmì)
Example Sentences
- Secret information/meetings/talks.
- Mìmì xìnxī/huìyì/huìtán.
- 秘密信息 / 会议 / 会谈。
- He tried to keep it secret from his family.
- Zhè jiàn shì tā shìtú mánzhe jiālǐ.
- 这件事他试图瞒着家里。
- Details of the proposals remain secret.
- Tíyì de xìjié réng bùdé ér zhī.
- 提议的细节仍不得而知。
- A secret passage leading to the beach
- Tōng wǎng hǎitān de mìmì tōngdào.
- 通往海滩的秘密通道。
Looking forward to your comments.
-Jia