保密 bǎomì to keep something confidential
to keep something confidential; to maintain secrecy
怎么记住“保密”: 保 to protect + 密 secret = to keep something confidential.
汉字
用法
- To keep something confidential - 这件事要保密 (zhè jiàn shì yào bǎomì) this matter must be kept secret.
- A verb-object compound (保 keep + 密 secret), so it can split: 保守机密 or take 对: 对他保密 (keep it secret from him).
- Everyday and official alike (保密协议, NDA). Contrast 保守秘密, which is the fuller verb+noun phrasing.
例句
- 请保密。 Qǐng bǎomì.Keep it secret, please.
- 我希望你对此保密。 Wǒ xīwàng nǐ duìcǐ bǎomì.I'd like you to keep this a secret.
- 我不是有意要保密的。 Wǒ búshì yǒuyì yào bǎomì de.I didn't mean to keep it secret.