秘而不宣 mì ér bù xuān

to keep sth secret; to withhold information

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 39331st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to keep sth secret
  2. 2. to withhold information

Characters

Character Meaning
秘 mì HSK 5
secret; secretary; variant of 秘mì
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