私 (sī) means Private (secret - selfish). Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这是我的 私 人物品。
Zhè shì wǒ de sīrén wùpǐn.
These are my personal belongings.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 私人
公务和 私 事要分开。
Gōngwù hé sīshì yào fēnkāi.
Official business and private affairs must be kept separate.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 公务
不能 私 自改动数据。
Bù néng sīzì gǎidòng shùjù.
The data may not be altered privately.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 私自
请尊重别人的 私 人空间。
Qǐng zūnzhòng biéren de sīrén kōngjiān.
Please respect other people's private space.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 私人
他 私 自把文件带回了家。
Tā sīzì bǎ wénjiàn dài huí le jiā.
He took the documents home without permission.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 私自
走 私 是严重的违法行为。
Zǒu sī shì yánzhòng de wéifǎ xíngwéi.
Smuggling is a serious offence.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 走私
海关查获了一批走 私 商品。
Hǎiguān cháhuò le yì pī zǒusī shāngpǐn.
Customs seized a consignment of smuggled goods.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 查获
海关查获了一批走 私 货物。
Hǎiguān cháhuò le yì pī zǒu sī huòwù.
Customs seized a consignment of smuggled goods.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 走私
任何人不得侵犯公民的隐 私 。
Rènhé rén bùdé qīnfàn gōngmín de yǐnsī.
Nobody may violate a citizen's privacy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 侵犯
这属于个人隐 私 ，不便透露。
Zhè shǔyú gèrén yǐnsī, búbiàn tòulù.
This is personal privacy and cannot be disclosed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 隐私
每个人的隐 私 都应该受到尊重。
Měi ge rén de yǐnsī dōu yīnggāi shòudào zūnzhòng.
Everyone's privacy should be respected.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 隐私
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Words that contain 私
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Questions about 私
How is 私 used in a sentence?
This page shows 13 sentences using 私 (sī, "Private (secret - selfish)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 私 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 私 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 私?
The dictionary page for 私 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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