泄 xiè
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 世 generation, era, age
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
泄密
xièmì
to leak secrets; to disclose confidential information
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
Example phrases
- 参与谈判的官员被指泄密，使双方原本脆弱的互信进一步瓦解。 Cānyù tánpàn de guānyuán bèi zhǐ xièmì, shǐ shuāngfāng yuánběn cuìruò de hùxìn jìnyíbù wǎjiě. An official involved in the negotiations was accused of leaking secrets, further eroding the fragile trust between the two sides.
- 在这家公司工作，绝不能向外人泄密。 Zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuò, juébù néng xiàng wàirén xièmì. When working at this company, you must never leak secrets to outsiders.
- 他因为向媒体泄密，被公司解雇了。 Tā yīnwèi xiàng méitǐ xièmì, bèi gōngsī jiěgù le. He was fired by the company for leaking secrets to the media.
Related words
- 发泄 fāxiè to vent; to give vent to
- 泄 xiè to discharge; to leak; to vent
- 泄漏 xièlòu to leak; to disclose
- 泄露 xièlòu to leak; to disclose
- 泄气 xièqì to lose heart; to feel discouraged
- 宣泄 xuānxiè to vent; to let out
- 保密 bǎomì to keep secret
- 紧密 jǐnmì close; tight
- 秘密 mìmì secret
- 密 mì dense; close together
- 密码 mìmǎ password
- 密切 mìqiè close; careful