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    Referring to 'a secret' with 秘密 (mìmì)

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    Explanation

    The noun 秘密 (mìmì) means 'secret.' It can also function as an adjective meaning 'secret' or 'confidential.' For example, 这是一个秘密 means 'This is a secret,' and 秘密项目 means 'a secret project.'

    Examples

    • 我告诉你一个秘密，你别跟别人说。

      Wǒ gàosù nǐ yī gè mìmì, nǐ bié gēn biérén shuō.

      I'll tell you a secret — don't tell anyone else.

    • 她心里藏着一个不能说的秘密。

      Tā xīnlǐ cáng zhe yī gè bù néng shuō de mìmì.

      She keeps a secret in her heart that cannot be told.

    • 这件事是我们之间的秘密。

      Zhè jiàn shì shì wǒmen zhījiān de mìmì.

      This matter is a secret between us.

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