Definition
泄密 (xiè mì) specifically means 'to leak secrets or classified information' — it is a verb-object compound (泄 'leak' + 密 'secret'). Unlike 泄露 (xiè lòu), which can leak any information, or 泄漏 (xiè lòu), which often refers to leaking liquid/gas, 泄密 is reserved for state, corporate, or personal secrets. 透露 (tòu lù) is more about voluntarily revealing or disclosing, not necessarily a breach.
verb
to leak secrets
Examples
- 泄密。Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài diàochá zhè cì xiè mì shìjiàn.The government is investigating this leak incident.
- 泄密。Tā yīnwèi xiè mì bèi jǐngchá zhuā zǒu le.He was taken away by the police for leaking secrets.
- 泄密。Bú yào zài diànnǎo shàng xiè mì zhòngyào wénjiàn.Don't leak important documents on the computer.
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