密切 mìqiè▶ cerrar

Stroke order

密切 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 密 — 11 strokes
• 切 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. close; intimate
2. to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)
3. closely; intently; carefully
4. (math.) to osculate

Related words

• 切cortar
• 亲切tipo; amable
• 秘密Secreto
• 迫切urgente
• 一切todo
• 严密apretado

密切 is pronounced mìqiè and means “cerrar”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 密切 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.