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密切

mìqiè

close; careful

HSK 4 · Topic “People around”
Two friends clasping hands closely
Memory picture

Characters in this word

密 mì

Strokes
11
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宓 quiet, silent, still 山 mountain, hill, peak
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

切 qiē

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
七 seven 刀 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我们关系密切。 Wǒmen guānxi mìqiè. We have a close relationship.
  • 医生密切观察。 Yīshēng mìqiè guānchá. The doctor watches carefully.
  • 两国来往密切。 Liǎng guó láiwǎng mìqiè. The two countries have close contact.

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