(mì mǎ) - password, code, PIN in Mandarin

mìmǎ

Traditional: 密碼

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Translation

password, code, PIN

Word origin

A compound of 密 (mì, secret, dense) and 码 (mǎ, a code or numeral), literally a secret code.

Origin: compound
Root: 密 (mì, secret) + 码 (mǎ, code, numeral)

Stroke order

密

码

Examples

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Please enter your password.

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I have forgotten the PIN for my bank card.

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This password is too simple.

修xiū。

You should change your password regularly.

。

He cracked that code.

密码 (mì mǎ) means a password, PIN or secret code. It is everywhere in modern life, from bank cards to online accounts.

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This word is part of lesson 38.