secretly negotiate; confer in private
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to discuss or negotiate secretly; to confer in private
formalUsed in contexts involving private, confidential, or discreet planning, often for important matters.
Liǎng两
guó国
dài代
biǎo表
zài在
mì密
shì室
zhōng中
mì密
shāng商
duì对
cè策
。
Representatives from the two countries secretly discussed countermeasures in a secret room.
Gōng公
sī司
gāo高
céng层
zhèng正
zài在
mì密
shāng商
shōu收
gòu购
jì计
huà划
。
The company's top executives are secretly conferring on the acquisition plan.
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Jǐ几
wèi位
hé核
xīn心
chéng成
yuán员
bèi被
zhào召
jí集
qǐ起
lái来
mì密
shāng商
xià下
yī一
bù步
de的
xíng行
dòng动
。
Several core members were called together to secretly plan the next steps.