隐情
yǐnqíng
nounHSK 7-9
“Sth one wishes to keep secret” in Chinese is 隐情 (yǐnqíng).
Meaning
- sth one wishes to keep secret
- ulterior motive
- a subject best avoided
Example
此事必有隐情。
There must be something at the back of this matter.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
Characters
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Not to be confused with: 引擎 (yǐnqíng, engine (loanword))