机 要

jī yàodictionary entry

(attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work / (of information) secret / classified

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Original source entry:

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

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Other forms in these source records: 機要

机
jī
(bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic
Jī
surname Ji
要
yāo
(bound form) to demand / to coerce
yào
to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yào shi]) / (bound form) important

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