机要 Traditional form: 機要 Pinyin (reading): jīyào Definitions: (attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified Characters: 机 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand Traditional characters: 機 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand