私下

sī xià

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

Definitions

1. in private

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 公开 gōng kāi 公开 gōng kāi open; overt; public 方式：表示不公开地做某事: open; overt; public

Register variants

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• 非正式 fēi zhèng shì 非正式 fēi zhèng shì unofficial; informal 场合或方式较随意时使用: unofficial; informal

Related words

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• 背后 bèi hòu 背后 bèi hòu behind 空间隐喻：不在公开场合: behind

Synonyms

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• 秘密 mì mì 秘密 mì mì secret; private; confidential; clandestine 强调不让他人知道的状态: secret; private; confidential; clandestine

Usage notes

Common mistakes

‘私下’ is an adverb meaning ‘privately’, not a noun for ‘privacy’. It cannot be used as a subject or object like ‘隐私’ can.

Example Sentences

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他们 私下 讨论了这个问题。

They discussed the issue in private.

湯姆想 私下 跟媽麗講話。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 12917199)

我們能 私下 見見嗎？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4467877)

我能 私下 見你嗎？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6131473)

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Child Words of 私下

• 下 下 xià: down
• 私 私 sī: personal