機要

简 机要 · 繁 機要
Mandarin · pinyin jī yào

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  1. (attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified
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要
yào · necessary, essential; necessity
机
jī · desk; machine; moment
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1–4 · ji1 yao4

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adj

  1. (attributive) confidential; secret

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機要 · ji1 yao4
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Exact source record機要 机要 [ji1 yao4] /(attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified/