MI-4

('mi' in the fourth tone)

There some 41 standard Chinese characters that are spoken 'mi'. In a number of the more complicated characters spoken as 'mi', the following sound-defining components may occur: 米 , 宓

宓 = quiet

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秘 = secret, rare

秘书 = mi(4)shu(1) = secretary

秘密 = mi(4)mi(4) = secret (as opposed to 'public')

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密 = secret, dense

密码 = mi(4)ma(3) = password

要保存密码设置更改吗? = Yao(4) bao(3)cun(2) mi(4)ma(3) she(4)zhi(4) geng(1)gai(3) ma(-)? = Do you want to save the password change?

Please note that 吗 officially has no tone. However, in Chinese, too, questions end with a rising tone.

请输您的密码并点击'OK'. = Qing(3) schu(1)ru(4) nin(2)de(-) mi(4)ma(3) bing(4) dian(3)ji(1) 'OK'. = Please enter your password and click 'OK'.