HSK 6 · Adjectives

周密 zhōumì “thorough” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 周密 means

  1. thorough
  2. careful
  3. meticulous

How to say 周密

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale周zhōu1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale密mì4th tone, falling

周密 in a sentence

  1. 这次旅行我们做了周密的计划。

    Zhè cì lǚxíng wǒmen zuò le zhōumì de jìhuà.

    We planned this trip very carefully.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他考虑问题很周密。

    Tā kǎolǜ wèntí hěn zhōumì.

    He thinks things through very carefully.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 周密 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 周 (zhōu) with each of its parts in a different colour
周zhōuto make a circuit
  • 冂down box · jiōng
  • 土earth · tǔ
  • 口mouth · kǒu
The character 密 (mì) with each of its parts in a different colour
密mìdense; close; thick
  • 宓quiet · mì
  • 山mountain · shān

How to write 周密

周 8 strokes · 密 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 周密

Words with 周

周zhōu · week周末zhōumò · weekend周围zhōuwéi · environs周到zhōudào · thoughtful周年zhōunián · anniversary周期zhōuqī · cycle周边zhōubiān · surrounding周转zhōuzhuǎn · turnover周折zhōuzhé · twists and turns众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī · as everyone knows

Words with 密

密码mìmǎ · cipher秘密mìmì · secret密切mìqiè · close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

More words: Adjectives

执着zhízhuó · persistent忠诚zhōngchéng · loyal忠实zhōngshí · faithful衷心zhōngxīn · heartfelt壮观zhuàngguān · spectacular壮丽zhuànglì · magnificent壮烈zhuàngliè · heroic庄严zhuāngyán · solemn

FAQs

周密 (zhōumì) means “thorough” or “careful”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhōumì: zhōu with a 1st tone, then mì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 周密 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhoumi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 周密 from the suggestions. Typing zhoumi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
周密 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.