# 保密 (bǎomì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 保密 (bǎomì) means “to keep secret; confidential”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to keep secret; confidential
- Pinyin: bǎomì (bao3 mi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这件事请你替我保密。
  Zhè jiàn shì qǐng nǐ tì wǒ bǎomì.
  Please keep this matter secret for me.

## Characters

- [保](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-protect/) (bǎo): to protect; to keep
- [密](https://hanziro.com/word/mi-dense/) (mì): dense; thick

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-mi-keep-secret/

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