Chinese Conversation · Level 21
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Chinese word
密码
Pronunciation
Pinyinmì mǎ
Meaning
- nounpassword
Example
我把密码忘了。wǒ bǎ mì mǎ wàng le
I forgot my password.
More examples
登录失败，提示：密码错误。dēng lù shī bài tí shì mì mǎ cuò wù
Login failed, and the message said, "Incorrect password."
Core concept
A private gatekeeping key that confirms the right to enter or use something.
Common phrases
设置密码shè zhì mì mǎ
set a password
修改密码xiū gǎi mì mǎ
change a password
密码错误mì mǎ cuò wù
incorrect password
Similar words
账号zhàng hào: A registered name or number that identifies a user of an online service.
用户名yòng hù míng: A name used to identify a user when logging in to a service.
Definition in Chinese
保护私人信息或账号安全的保密字符序列，用于验证身份、重置权限或解锁设备，通常不公开保存。bǎo hù sī rén xìn xī huò zhàng hào ān quán de bǎo mì zì fú xù liè yòng yú yàn zhèng shēn fèn chóng zhì quán xiàn huò jié suǒ shè bèi tōng cháng bù gōng kāi bǎo cún
Word origin
密码 (mìmǎ, "password") is a transparent compound of 密 (mì, "secret") and 码 (mǎ, "code"), so its form directly links secrecy with an access sequence.
Usage tips
- In ordinary Chinese conversation, the thing connected to the credential is often specified first, which helps distinguish several remembered or forgotten credentials in the same situation.
Other meanings
- pinnoun
- codenoun
- secret wordnoun
Related words
- 密码强度mì mǎ qiáng dùpassword strengthnoun
- 账号密码zhàng hào mì mǎaccount passwordnoun