Sentence #844168 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 秘书 is built
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秘mìsecret
禾grain · héMeaning part
必surely · bìSound part
禾 hints at the meaning (grain); 必 (bì) hints at the sound. Compare it with mì.
书shūbook
书 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidSimplified from 書: a hand holding a brush 聿 over words: to write, a book.
How to write 秘书
秘 10 strokes · 书 4 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 秘书 (mìshū). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
秘书 (mìshū) means “secretary”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it mìshū: mì with a 4th tone, then shū with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 秘书 is written 秘書. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type mishu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 秘书 from the suggestions. Typing mishu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
秘书 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.
秘mì4th tone, falling
书shū1st tone, high and level
