HSK 5 · Adjectives

密切 mìqiè “close” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 密切 means

  1. close
  2. familiar
  3. intimate
  4. to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)
  5. closely
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • intently
  • carefully
  • (maths.) to osculate

How to say 密切

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale密mì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale切qiè4th tone, falling

密切 in a sentence

  1. 荷兰语与德语关系密切。

    Hélányǔ yǔ Déyǔ guānxi mìqiè.

    Dutch is closely related to German.

    Sentence #811856 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 供应和需求之间的关系十分密切。

    Gōngyìng hé xūqiú zhījiān de guānxi shífēn mìqiè.

    Supply and demand are very closely related.

    Sentence #528695 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我们密切地关注这家工厂几个星期了。

    Wǒmen mìqiè de guānzhù zhè jiā gōngchǎng jǐ ge xīngqī le.

    We’ve been watching this factory closely for several weeks.

    Sentence #1251189 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 密切 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 密 (mì) with each of its parts in a different colour
密mìdense; close; thick
  • 宓quiet · mì
  • 山mountain · shān
The character 切 (qiè) with each of its parts in a different colour
切qièdefinitely; absolutely
  • 七seven · qīSound part
  • 刀knife · dāoMeaning part

刀 hints at the meaning (knife); 七 (qī) hints at the sound. Compare it with qiè.

How to write 密切

密 11 strokes · 切 4 strokes

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密切 (mìqiè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 密切 (mìqiè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 密切

Words with 密

密码mìmǎ · cipher秘密mìmì · secret保密bǎomì · to keep something secret密封mìfēng · to seal up稠密chóumì · dense机密jīmì · secret精密jīngmì · precise亲密qīnmì · intimate严密yánmì · tight周密zhōumì · thorough

Words with 切

一切yíqiè · everything切qiē · to cut迫切pòqiè · urgent亲切qīnqiè · amiable恳切kěnqiè · earnest切实qièshí · practical确切quèqiè · exact急切jíqiè · eager

More words: Adjectives

乐观lèguān · optimistic了不起liǎobuqǐ · amazing良好liánghǎo · good灵活línghuó · flexible苗条miáotiao · (of a woman) slim明显míngxiǎn · clear模糊móhu · vague陌生mòshēng · strange

FAQs

密切 (mìqiè) means “close” or “familiar”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it mìqiè: mì with a 4th tone, then qiè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 密切 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type miqie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 密切 from the suggestions. Typing miqie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
密切 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.