保密

• 拼音: bǎo mì
• 汉字拆解: 保 = 亻(person) + 呆 (phonetic), meaning protect; 密 = 宀 (roof) + 必 (must) + 山 (mountain), meaning secret/dense

含义

To keep secret; to maintain confidentiality. Ensuring that information is not disclosed.

Used in both casual and formal contexts. Casually, friends might ask someone to 保密 about personal news. Formally, it appears in workplace confidentiality agreements, government documents, and legal contexts. The noun form refers to secrecy or confidentiality itself.

例句

1. 这件事你一定要保密，不能告诉别人。
2. 公司要求所有员工对客户信息保密。
3. 他答应帮我保密，绝不会说出去的。

用法指南

语境: work, interpersonal, legal

语气: serious

正确说法

• 请你帮我保密，好吗？(Please keep this secret for me, OK?)
• 保密工作非常重要。(Confidentiality work is very important.)

错误说法

• 说'保密这个消息' (Don't say 保密 directly followed by a noun object — say 对这个消息保密 or 把这个消息保密)

起源与历史

A verb-object compound: 保 (protect, maintain) + 密 (secret, tight). Literally means 'to protect the secret.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal