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Definitions

  1. 1. personal
  2. 2. private
  3. 3. selfish

Example Sentences

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湯姆想 下跟媽麗講話。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 12917199)

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Words Containing 私

公私兼顾
gōng sī jiān gù

to adequately take into account both public and private interests

饱私囊
bǎo sī náng

to stuff one's pockets

私募基金
sī mù jī jīn

private equity fund

私有
sī yǒu

private

私语
sī yǔ

to discuss in whispered tones

私秘
sī mì

see 私密[sī mì]

营私舞弊
yíng sī wǔ bì

see 徇私舞弊[xùn sī wǔ bì]

私行
sī xíng

to travel on private business

隐私政策
yǐn sī zhèng cè

privacy policy

泄私愤
xiè sī fèn

to vent personal spite

私情
sī qíng

personal considerations

虚拟私人网络
xū nǐ sī rén wǎng luò

virtual private network (VPN)

私闯
sī chuǎng

to enter (a place) without permission

假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī

official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position

徇私舞弊
xùn sī wǔ bì

to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)

斗私批修
dòu sī pī xiū

fight self-interest and repudiate revisionism (Cultural Revolution slogan)

私欲
sī yù

selfish desire

私讯
sī xùn

to send a private message

私人
sī rén

private

公报私仇
gōng bào sī chóu

to use public office to avenge private wrongs

耍私情
shuǎ sī qíng

the play of passions

私立
sī lì

private (company, school etc)

私有制
sī yǒu zhì

private ownership of property

私吞
sī tūn

to misappropriate (public funds etc)

走私
zǒu sī

to smuggle

大公无私
dà gōng wú sī

selfless

家私
jiā sī

family property

官私合营
guān sī hé yíng

public and private interests working together (idiom)

私营企业
sī yíng qǐ yè

private business

私教
sī jiào

personal trainer

私房
sī fáng

privately-owned house

公私合营
gōng sī hé yíng

joint public private operation

损公肥私
sǔn gōng féi sī

to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense

徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ

to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)

隐私
yǐn sī

secrets

私处
sī chù

private parts

自私
zì sī

selfish

私生子
sī shēng zǐ

illegitimate child (male)

私奔
sī bēn

to elope

公私
gōng sī

public and private (interests, initiative etc)

营私
yíng sī

to gain from corrupt dealing

私盐
sī yán

illegally-traded salt (with salt tax not paid)

私通
sī tōng

to have secret ties with

私立学校
sī lì xué xiào

private school

因私
yīn sī

private (i.e. not work-related 因公[yīn gōng])

私利
sī lì

personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest

私募
sī mù

private placement (investing)

私定终身
sī dìng zhōng shēn

to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval

私信
sī xìn

private correspondence; personal letter

私了
sī liǎo

to settle privately

阴私
yīn sī

shameful secret

私事
sī shì

personal matters

私愤
sī fèn

personal spite

自私自利
zì sī zì lì

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

个人隐私
gè rén yǐn sī

personal privacy

私仇
sī chóu

personal grudge

中饱私囊
zhōng bǎo sī náng

to stuff one's pockets

缉私
jī sī

to suppress smugglers

私运
sī yùn

to smuggle

私塾
sī shú

private school (in former times)

私营
sī yíng

privately-owned

微服私访
wēi fú sī fǎng

to mingle with the people incognito

私聊
sī liáo

(computing) to chat privately; private chat

私囊
sī náng

one's own pocket

反走私
fǎn zǒu sī

to oppose smuggling

结党营私
jié dǎng yíng sī

(idiom) to form a clique for self-serving purposes

私人服务器
sī rén fú wù qì

(gaming) server emulator

国际私法
guó jì sī fǎ

conflict of laws

无私
wú sī

selfless

私家
sī jiā

private

私藏
sī cáng

to keep hidden

私下
sī xià

in private

私生活
sī shēng huó

private life

私服
sī fú

(gaming) server emulator

窃窃私语
qiè qiè sī yǔ

to whisper

私法
sī fǎ

private law

切切私语
qiè qiè sī yǔ

a private whisper

私自
sī zì

private; personal

私心
sī xīn

selfishness

偏私
piān sī

to practice favoritism

公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī

for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically

私房钱
sī fáng qián

secret purse

官报私仇
guān bào sī chóu

to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)

走私品
zǒu sī pǐn

smuggled product

私人钥匙
sī rén yào shi

private key (in encryption)

乌鸟私情
wū niǎo sī qíng

fig. filial piety

私卖
sī mài

to sell illicitly

铁面无私
tiě miàn wú sī

strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)

私生子女
sī shēng zǐ nǚ

illegitimate child

私房
sī fang

personal

私企
sī qǐ

private enterprise

私家车
sī jiā chē

private car

私弊
sī bì

fraudulent practice

私底下
sī dǐ xia

privately

私办
sī bàn

privately-run

隐私权
yǐn sī quán

privacy right

私售
sī shòu

see 私賣|私卖[sī mài]

床笫之私
chuáng zǐ zhī sī

intimate matters

私交
sī jiāo

personal friendship

私酿
sī niàng

to brew alcoholic drinks illegally

私谋叛国
sī móu pàn guó

to secretly plan treason (idiom)

私偏
sī piān

selfish preference

贩私
fàn sī

to traffic (smuggled goods)

走私货
zǒu sī huò

smuggled goods

私密
sī mì

private

私有化
sī yǒu huà

privatization

以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī

to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)