Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

secret

Chinese: 秘密。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “mi” becomes a different word in each tone. 秘 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 秘密mì mìsecret; private; confidential; clandestine
  • 神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
  • 秘书mì shūsecretary
  • 秘书长mì shū zhǎngsecretary-general
  • 奥秘ào mìsecret; mystery

Example Sentence

这个山洞里藏着一个秘密。Zhè ge shān dòng lǐ cáng zhe yí ge mì mì.A secret is hidden in this cave.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this山洞shān dòngcaverninsidecángto concealzhe(ongoing action)一个yí gea秘密mì mìa secret