How to Say ‘A secret kept for a thousand years’ in Simplified Chinese
千年的秘密
💬 Usage Tip: Combines the concepts of time [千年] and secrecy [秘密].
🇨🇳 In China: Ancient secrets are romanticized in Chinese history and mythology.
Phrase Breakdown
千年
的
秘密
Word-by-Word Breakdown
千
[qiān]
thousand
The numerical value of one thousand.
一千年的秘密终于被揭开了。
The thousand-year-old secret has finally been revealed.
年
[nián]
year
A period of 365 or 366 days.
他已有几千年的历史。
It has a history of thousands of years.
的
[de]
of
Indicating association or possession.
这是我的书。
This is my book.
秘密
[mì mì]
secret
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
这幅画隐藏着一个秘密。
This painting hides a secret.
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