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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Mì | Mi4
English translation
surname Mi
name of an ancient state
secret
confidential
close
thick
dense
secret, confidential; intimate, close; dense, thick

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

A silent  mountain  Shān also provides the pronunciation

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

宓山

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shān represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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他们 tā men de 交谈 jiāo tán shì cháng 典型 diǎnxíng de 情话 qíng huà ,一阵 yī zhèn 轻柔 qīng róu de 询问 xúnwèn tián de 表白 biǎo bái .

They had a great deal of characteristic lovers'talk - a soft exchange of inquiries and assurances.

zài tān suō 过程 guòchéng Zhōng , àn yún 碎裂 suì liè wéi 稠密 chóumì de tuán kuài .

During collapse, the dark cloud " fragments " into a series of dense clumps.

我们 wǒmen 十分 shífēn 详细 xiángxì de 讨论 tǎolùn le 浓密 nóng mì de Lěng 分子 fèn zǐ yún 如何 rúhé 凝聚 níngjù Chéng yuán 恒星 héng xīng .

We recounted in detail how dense, cool molecular clouds condense into protostars.

史密斯 Shǐ mì sī 先生 Xiānsheng yāo 鲁滨逊小姐 xiǎojie wéi .

Mr. Smith is taking Miss Robinson in marriage.

他们 tā men de 密约 mì yuē 终于 zhōngyú bèi 揭露 jiēlù le , Cháng shuì zhǐ shì Bāo 不住 bù zhù Huǒ de .

Their secret engagement was finally revealed. I always say murder will out.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
秘密 mìmì secret秘密 mìmì
密码 mìmǎ secret code密碼
密切 mìqiè close密切 mìqiè
secret
亲密 qīnmì intimate親密
保密 bǎomì to maintain secrecy保密 bǎomì
紧密 jǐn mì inseparably close緊密
密度 mìdù density密度 mìdù
迈阿密 Mài ā mì Miami (Florida)邁阿密
机密 jīmì secret機密
密集 mì jí concentrated密集 mì jí
严密 yánmì strict嚴密
史密斯 Shǐ mì sī Smith (name)史密斯 Shǐ mì sī
密封 mìfēng to seal up密封 mìfēng
密切相关 mì qiè xiāng guān closely related密切相關
加密 jiā mì to encrypt加密 jiā mì
精密 jīngmì accuracy精密 jīngmì
密室 mì shì secret room密室 mì shì
周密 zhōumì careful周密 zhōumì
密探 mì tàn secret agent密探 mì tàn
罗密欧 Luó mì ōu Romeo (name)羅密歐
告密 gào mì to inform against sb告密 gào mì
泄密 xiè mì to leak secrets洩密
密谋 mì móu conspiracy密謀
告密者 gào mì zhě tell-tale告密者 gào mì zhě

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