密而不宣 mì ér bù xuān

secret; confidential; hush-hush

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. secret
  2. 2. confidential
  3. 3. hush-hush

Characters

Character Meaning
密 mì HSK 4
secret; confidential; close
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
宣 xuān HSK 5
to announce; to declare (publicly); surname Xuan