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密码mì mǎpassword; PIN

HSK 4word

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密码 (mì mǎ) means a "password" or "PIN," and it can also mean a "cipher" or "secret code." In daily life it is often the code you type to open a phone, an account, or a door, as in 输入密码 (to enter the password).

What does 密码 mean?

  1. 1.

    password; PINnoun

  2. 2.

    cipher; secret codenoun

What do the characters in 密码 mean?

  • 密(bound form) secret; confidential
  • 码(computing) code

How do you use 密码?

密码 often follows verbs like 输入 or 忘了, and 手机密码 can name a phone's passcode.

What are some examples of 密码 in a sentence?

  1. 我忘了密码。

    Wǒ wàngle mìmǎ.

    I forgot the password.

  2. 请输入你的密码。

    Qǐng shūrù nǐ de mìmǎ.

    Please enter your password.

  3. 你的手机密码是什么?

    Nǐ de shǒujī mìmǎ shì shénme?

    What's your phone's passcode?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.