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私 sī

personal, private, secret; selfish

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 5
Radical
禾
Type
Ideograph
Made of 禾厶 ⿰禾厶

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Example sentences with 私

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  1. 请尊重我的隐私。
    Qǐng zūnzhòng wǒ de yǐnsī.
    Please respect my privacy.
    please respect my (particle) privacy
  2. 他是不是有点自私?
    Tā shì bu shì yǒudiǎn zìsī?
    Is he a bit selfish?
    he is not-is a-bit selfish (question)
  3. 请不要私自动别人的东西。
    Qǐng bú yào sīzì dòng biérén de dōngxi.
    Please don't move other people's things without permission.
    please not want privately move other-people (particle) things
  4. 这不是我的私人问题。
    Zhè bú shì wǒ de sīrén wèntí.
    This isn't my private matter.
    this not is my (particle) personal issue
  5. 上班时间,他私自离开了办公室。
    Shàngbān shíjiān, tā sīzì líkāile bàngōngshì.
    During working hours, he left the office without permission.
    work time, he privately left (particle) office

Words with 私 (5)