粵

機gei1要jiu3

simp机要
gei1 jiu3jī yào

English

  1. (attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified
  2. confidential

Examples

  • 叫那些人後退,直升機要著陸了。

    Tell those people to back off so that the helicopter can land.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 从苏黎世到波士顿坐飞机要八个小时,但是返回时只要六个。

    It takes eight hours to fly from Zurich to Boston, but only six for the return trip.

    Tatoeba · FeuDRenais CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict

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