confidential and important; classified
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
confidential and important; classified (used attributively)
formalA restrictive adjective (属性词) that can only function as an attributive modifier before nouns (e.g., 机要工作). Cannot be used predicatively with 很.
Tā他
cháng长
qī期
zài在
jī机
yào要
bù部
mén门
gōng工
zuò作
。
He has worked in the classified department for a long time.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
fèn份
jī机
yào要
wén文
jiàn件
，
qǐng请
tuǒ妥
shàn善
bǎo保
guǎn管
。
This is a classified document; please keep it safe.
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Tā她
dān担
rèn任
jī机
yào要
mì秘
shū书
yǐ已
yǒu有
shí十
nián年
。
She has served as a confidential secretary for ten years.
Jī机
yào要
jiāo交
tōng通
yuán员
fù负
zé责
chuán传
dì递
jī机
mì密
xìn信
jiàn件
。
The classified courier is responsible for delivering confidential letters.