私 sī

personal, private, secret; selfish

HSK 5 7 strokes Radical 禾 Ideograph 15 words

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禾hécereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk 厶sīprivate, secret

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HSK 5 · 1

私人

sīrén

private; personal; interpersonal

HSK 6 · 2

隐私

yǐnsī

secrets; private business; privacy

走私

zǒusī

to smuggle; to have an illicit affair

HSK 7–9 · 12

自私

zìsī

selfish; selfishness

私下

sīxià

in private

无私

wúsī

selfless; unselfish; disinterested

私自

sīzì

private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval

私立

sīlì

private (company, school etc)

私营

sīyíng

privately-owned; private

私事

sīshì

personal matters

私有

sīyǒu

private; privately-owned

自私自利

zìsīzìlì

everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish

私房钱

sīfángqián

secret purse; secret stash of money