Definition
机要 is used before nouns to describe documents, departments, or information that are both important and secret, typically in official or government contexts. It is not interchangeable with 秘密 (general secret); 机要 implies a higher level of confidentiality and importance. The word is a compound of 机 (organ/mechanism) and 要 (important).
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(attributive) confidentialtop-secret (used before nouns in official contexts)
Examples
- 机要，。Zhèxiē shì jī yāo wénjiàn, bù néng suíbiàn kàn.These are confidential documents; you can't just look at them.
- 机要，。Tā zài jī yāo bùmén gōngzuò, fùzé bǎomì gōngzuò.He works in a confidential department, responsible for secrecy work.
- 机要。jī yāo xìnxī bìxū tuǒshàn bǎoguǎn.Confidential information must be properly kept.
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