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保密

bǎo mì

HSK 4 · word 2220 of 3,000

Meaning

• to keep sth confidential
• to maintain secrecy

Example sentence

Characters in 保密

• 保 bǎo to defend; to protect; to keep
• 密 mì dense; close; thick

保 to keep plus 密, secret. 密 gives 秘密 and 密码; a verb-object pair, so it splits.

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