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私

sī HSK 5
私 sī HSK 5
  • 1. private; personal (opposite of 公)
  • 2. selfish (opposite of 公)
  • 3. secret and illicit; smuggled or illegal (goods)
  • 4. secretly; in private
Words using 私 as sī (13)
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  • 6 私事 sī shì — private matter HSK 7
    • 私 private, personal
    • 事 matter, affair, business
    Example

    我需要请假处理一些私事。

    wǒ xū yào qǐng jià chǔ lǐ yī xiē sī shì

    I need to take leave to handle some private matters.

  • 7 私家车 sī jiā chē — private car HSK 7
    • 私 private, personal
    • 家 family, household
    • 车 car, vehicle
    Example

    他开私家车上班。

    tā kāi sī jiā chē shàng bān

    He drives his private car to work.

  • 8 私有 sī yǒu — private HSK 7
    • 私 private, personal
    • 有 to own, to possess
    Example

    这是私有财产，请勿进入。

    zhè shì sī yǒu cái chǎn qǐng wù jìn rù

    This is private property, please do not enter.

  • 9 私立 sī lì — private HSK 7
    • 私 private, non-governmental
    • 立 established, founded
    Example

    他在一所私立学校工作。

    tā zài yì suǒ sī lì xué xiào gōng zuò

    He works at a private school.

  • 10 私自 sī zì — without authorization; privately HSK 7
    • 私 private, secret, unauthorized
    • 自 by oneself, on one's own initiative
    Example

    你不能私自使用别人的东西。

    nǐ bù néng sī zì shǐ yòng bié rén de dōng xi

    You cannot use other people's things without authorization.

  • 11 私营 sī yíng — private HSK 7
    • 私 private, personal (indicating non-governmental ownership)
    • 营 to operate, to manage, to run (indicating business operation)
    Example

    他开了一家私营企业。

    tā kāi le yì jiā sī yíng qǐ yè

    He opened a private enterprise.

  • 12 自私 zì sī — selfish HSK 7
    • 自 self, oneself
    • 私 private, personal interests
    Example

    他太自私了，从不考虑别人的感受。

    tā tài zì sī le cóng bù kǎo lǜ bié rén de gǎn shòu

    He is too selfish, never considering others' feelings.

  • 13 走私 zǒu sī — smuggle HSK 7
    • 走 move, transport (suggesting illegal movement)
    • 私 secretly, privately, illicitly
    Example

    他们走私毒品被警察抓住了。

    tā men zǒu sī dú pǐn bèi jǐng chá zhuā zhù le

    They were caught by the police smuggling drugs.

Structure & writing
私 sī — private; personal (opposite of 公)

私 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
HSK 1
和 hé harmonious; peaceful 租 zū to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period
HSK 3
季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year) 种 zhǒng species, the basic unit of biological classification, below genus 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)
HSK 4
乘 chéng to ride; to travel by (vehicle or animal) 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt') 秀 xiù (of plants) to put forth flowers or ears, especially crops 科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks
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积 jī to accumulate gradually 程 chéng rules; regulations 稍 shāo slightly; a little
HSK 5
私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公) 秘 mì secret; not made public 称 chēng to call; to be called 移 yí to move; to shift 税 shuì tax; duties levied by the government
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稳 wěn stable; steady
HSK 6
委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 秩 zhì (lit.) orderly; well-organized 稻 dào rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice) 稼 jia to plant (grain crops) 稿 gǎo draft or manuscript of a poem, essay, drawing, etc.
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菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)
HSK 7
秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 秧 yāng seedling of a plant, especially rice seedling 秽 huì dirty; unclean
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稀 xī rare; scarce; few 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 稠 chóu thick; viscous (of liquid, opposite of 稀) 稽 jī to stay; to tarry 酥 sū food made from the skin of curdled cow's or goat's milk; clarified butter (ancient usage)
2 厶 sī — private, personal, selfish
厶 is a component in 17 characters
HSK 1
么 me suffix 公 gōng public; belonging to the state or collective (opposite of '私') 去 qù to go (away from the speaker, opposite of 来) 能 néng ability; talent; skill
HSK 3
丢 diū to lose; to misplace 参 cān to join; to participate (in an activity) 育 yù to give birth to
HSK 4
云 yún (lit.) to say 允 yǔn to agree, to approve 台 tái a raised flat platform for observation 弃 qì to abandon, to discard
HSK 5
县 xiàn county (administrative unit under a province, autonomous region, municipality, or prefecture) 私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公)
HSK 7
勾 gōu to mark with a check or hook (indicating deletion or selection) 垒 lěi defensive wall or fortification in ancient military camps 弘 hóng a surname 矣 yǐ classical sentence-final particle: ① indicating completion (equivalent to '了'), ② indicating exclamation, ③ indicating command

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