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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 私

大公无私
dà gōng wú sī

selfless

无私
wú sī

selfless

私下
sī xià

in private

私事
sī shì

personal matters

私人
sī rén

private

私家车
sī jiā chē

private car

私房钱
sī fáng qián

secret purse

私有
sī yǒu

private

私营
sī yíng

privately-owned

私立
sī lì

private (company, school etc)

私自
sī zì

private; personal

自私
zì sī

selfish

自私自利
zì sī zì lì

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

走私
zǒu sī

to smuggle

隐私
yǐn sī

secrets

中饱私囊
zhōng bǎo sī náng

to stuff one's pockets

以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī

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

个人隐私
gè rén yǐn sī

personal privacy

假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī

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

偏私
piān sī

to practice favoritism

公报私仇
gōng bào sī chóu

to use public office to avenge private wrongs

公私
gōng sī

public and private (interests, initiative etc)

公私兼顾
gōng sī jiān gù

to adequately take into account both public and private interests

公私合营
gōng sī hé yíng

joint public private operation

公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī

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

切切私语
qiè qiè sī yǔ

a private whisper

反走私
fǎn zǒu sī

to oppose smuggling

因私
yīn sī

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

国际私法
guó jì sī fǎ

conflict of laws

官报私仇
guān bào sī chóu

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

官私合营
guān sī hé yíng

public and private interests working together (idiom)

家私
jiā sī

family property

床笫之私
chuáng zǐ zhī sī

intimate matters

徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ

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

徇私舞弊
xùn sī wǔ bì

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

微服私访
wēi fú sī fǎng

to mingle with the people incognito

损公肥私
sǔn gōng féi sī

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

泄私愤
xiè sī fèn

to vent personal spite

乌鸟私情
wū niǎo sī qíng

fig. filial piety

营私
yíng sī

to gain from corrupt dealing

营私舞弊
yíng sī wǔ bì

see 徇私舞弊[xùn sī wǔ bì]

私了
sī liǎo

to settle privately

私交
sī jiāo

personal friendship

私人服务器
sī rén fú wù qì

(gaming) server emulator

私人钥匙
sī rén yào shi

private key (in encryption)

私仇
sī chóu

personal grudge

私企
sī qǐ

private enterprise

私信
sī xìn

private correspondence; personal letter

私偏
sī piān

selfish preference

私利
sī lì

personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest

私募
sī mù

private placement (investing)

私募基金
sī mù jī jīn

private equity fund

私吞
sī tūn

to misappropriate (public funds etc)

私售
sī shòu

see 私賣|私卖[sī mài]

私囊
sī náng

one's own pocket

私塾
sī shú

private school (in former times)

私奔
sī bēn

to elope

私定终身
sī dìng zhōng shēn

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

私家
sī jiā

private

私密
sī mì

private

私底下
sī dǐ xia

privately

私弊
sī bì

fraudulent practice

私心
sī xīn

selfishness

私情
sī qíng

personal considerations

私愤
sī fèn

personal spite

私房
sī fáng

privately-owned house

私房
sī fang

personal

私教
sī jiào

personal trainer

私有制
sī yǒu zhì

private ownership of property

私有化
sī yǒu huà

privatization

私服
sī fú

(gaming) server emulator

私欲
sī yù

selfish desire

私法
sī fǎ

private law

私营企业
sī yíng qǐ yè

private business

私生子
sī shēng zǐ

illegitimate child (male)

私生子女
sī shēng zǐ nǚ

illegitimate child

私生活
sī shēng huó

private life

私秘
sī mì

see 私密[sī mì]

私立学校
sī lì xué xiào

private school

私聊
sī liáo

(computing) to chat privately; private chat

私藏
sī cáng

to keep hidden

私处
sī chù

private parts

私行
sī xíng

to travel on private business

私讯
sī xùn

to send a private message

私语
sī yǔ

to discuss in whispered tones

私谋叛国
sī móu pàn guó

to secretly plan treason (idiom)

私卖
sī mài

to sell illicitly

私办
sī bàn

privately-run

私通
sī tōng

to have secret ties with

私运
sī yùn

to smuggle

私酿
sī niàng

to brew alcoholic drinks illegally

私闯
sī chuǎng

to enter (a place) without permission

私盐
sī yán

illegally-traded salt (with salt tax not paid)

窃窃私语
qiè qiè sī yǔ

to whisper

结党营私
jié dǎng yíng sī

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

缉私
jī sī

to suppress smugglers

耍私情
shuǎ sī qíng

the play of passions

虚拟私人网络
xū nǐ sī rén wǎng luò

virtual private network (VPN)

贩私
fàn sī

to traffic (smuggled goods)

走私品
zǒu sī pǐn

smuggled product

走私货
zǒu sī huò

smuggled goods

铁面无私
tiě miàn wú sī

strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)

阴私
yīn sī

shameful secret

隐私政策
yǐn sī zhèng cè

privacy policy

隐私权
yǐn sī quán

privacy right

饱私囊
bǎo sī náng

to stuff one's pockets

斗私批修
dòu sī pī xiū

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