泄密 xièmì to leak secrets
How to remember 泄密: 泄 drip + 密 secret = to leak secrets.
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How it is used
- Means to leak confidential information - 他因泄密被开除 (tā yīn xièmì bèi kāichú) he was fired for leaking secrets.
- 泄 (to release) + 密 (secret): a verb-object compound about breaching secrecy, typically state, corporate, or trade secrets.
- Compare 泄露 (xièlòu), which can take an explicit object (泄露信息); 泄密 already bundles 'secret' in and stands alone.