私
自

Private in Chinese: 私自 (sī zì)

sī zì

private

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1private; personal
  2. 2secretly; without explicit approval

Stroke order

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私
自

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄙ

sī

ㄙ/ s—/ first tone

ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他私自离开了工作岗位。

    tā sī zì lí kāi le gōng zuò gǎng wèi。

    He left his work post without permission.

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Related words

自

zì

self

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

自然

zì rán

nature

各自

gè zì

each

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

亲自

qīn zì

personally

私人

sī rén

private

自从

zì cóng

since (a time)

自动

zì dòng

automatic

自豪

zì háo

proud (of one's achievements etc)

自觉

zì jué

conscious

自私

zì sī

selfish

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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