Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

gàosù wǒ, nà jiù bú shì mìmì.” “I’ll tell you a secret.” “If you can tell me, then it’s not really a
secret.” ■ 她有一个秘密信箱。Tā yǒu yí ge mìmì xìnxiāng. She has a secret post office box. 秘密
警察 mìmì jǐngchá secret police / 秘密文件 mìmì wénjiàn classified document
mìshu 秘书 N secretary ■ 他要秘书通知小王 马上来见他。Tā yào mìshu tōngzhī Xiǎo Wáng
mǎshàng lái jiàn tā. He wants his secretary to inform Xiao Wang to come and see him immediately.
私人秘书 sīrén mìshu private secretary
mì 密 ADJ 1 close, intimate 2 secret, confidential
mìdù 密度 [modif: 密 dense + 度 degree] N density, thickness
mìfēng 密封 [modif: 密 dense + 封 seal] V seal, seal up
mìmǎ 密码 N (computing) password, secret code, cipher code 输入密码 shūrù mìmǎ key in the password
mìqiè 密切 [comp: 密 close + 切 intimate] ADJ close, intimate ■ 这家人家的兄弟姐妹关系很密 切。
Zhè jiā rénjiā de xiōng-dì-jiě-mèi guānxi hěn mìqiè. The siblings in this family are very close to
each other. ■ 公司各部门要密切配合，不能 自行其是。Gōngsī gè bùmén yào mìqiè pèihé, bù
néng zì xíng qí shì. The departments in a company should be closely coordinated, and not act as
they think fit.
mì 蜜 N honey
mìfēng 蜜蜂 [modif: 蜜 honey + 蜂 wasp] N bee (只 zhī) ■ 他养蜜蜂为生。Tā yǎng mìfēng wéishēng.
He makes a living by beekeeping.
mián 棉 N cotton
miánhuā 棉花 [modif: 棉 cotton + 花 bloom] N cotton ■ 中国是棉花进口国，还是棉花出口 国？
Zhōngguó shì miánhuā jìnkǒuguó, háishì miánhuā chūkǒuguó? Is China a cotton importer or
cotton exporter?
mián 眠 V sleep (See shīmián 失眠.)
miǎn 免 V avoid
miǎnde 免得 CONJ so as not to, lest ■ 你要早作 准备，免得临时匆忙。Nǐ yào zǎo zuò zhǔnbèi,
miǎnde línshí cōngmáng. You should start preparing early, so as not to be in a hurry when the time
comes.
miǎnfèi 免费 [v+obj: 免 do without + 费 fee, payment] ADJ free of charge
miǎnyì 免疫 [v+obj: 免 avoid + 疫 disease] N immunity (from disease)
miǎn 勉 V strive
miǎnlì 勉励 V encourage, urge
miǎnqiǎng 勉强 1 ADJ grudgingly, barely ■ 他勉 强答应了我的要求。Tā miǎnqiǎng dāyìngle wǒ de
yāoqiú. He yielded to my demand grudgingly. 2 V force to do ■ 他不愿去，你就别勉强他。Tā bú
yuàn qù, nǐ jiù bié miǎnqiǎng tā. If he’s unwilling to go, don’t force him to.
miàn 面¹ N face ■ 你们俩有矛盾，还是面对面地 谈一下吧。Nǐmen liǎ yǒu máodùn, háishì miànduì-
miàn de tán yíxià ba. If there is conflict between the two of you, you’d better discuss it face to face.
miànduì 面对 V be faced with 面对一个复杂的问题 miànduì yí ge fùzá de wèn tí be faced with a complicated
problem
miànjī 面积 N (mathematics) area ■ 这个房间的面 积是二十平方公尺。Zhège fángjiān de miànjī shì
èrshí píngfāng gōngchǐ. This room has an area of 20 square meters.
miànlín 面临 V be faced with, be up against 面临新的挑战 miànlín xīn de tiǎozhàn be up against a new
challenge
miànmào 面貌 [comp: 面 face + 貌 looks, appearance] N appearance, state (of things)
miànqián 面前 N in face of, in front of, before ■ 在我们面前摆着两种选择。Zài wǒmen miànqián
bǎizhe liǎng zhǒng xuǎnzé. We are faced with two choices.
miànzi 面子 N face, honor 爱面子 ài miànzi be keen on face-saving / 丢面子 diū miànzi lose face / 给... 留面
子 gěi ... liú miànzi save face (for somebody)
miàn 面² TRAD 麵 N 1 (面条儿 miàntiáor) noodle 方便面 fāngbiàn miàn instant noodles 2 wheat flour
miànbāo 面包 [modif: 面 wheat flour + 包 lump] N bread (只 zhī, 条 tiáo) ■ 新做的面包特 别香。Xīn