私人

sī rén

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. private
2. personal
3. interpersonal
4. sb with whom one has a close personal relationship
5. a member of one's clique

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 公家 gōng jiā 公家 gōng jiā the public Contrasts with 'private' in the sense of 'public' or 'government-owned'.: the public

Related words

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• 私密 sī mì 私密 sī mì private Refers to the quality of being private or confidential, often used for secrets.: private
• 隐私 yǐn sī 隐私 yǐn sī secrets Privacy; refers to personal matters one wishes to keep confidential.: secrets

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 财产 (property) to mean 'private property' or 秘书 (secretary) to mean 'personal secretary'.

Formality

Can imply an unofficial or informal capacity when paired with actions, like 私人访问 (personal visit) vs. an official visit.

Example Sentences

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这是我的 私人 房间。

This is my private room.

他有 私人 飛機。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10470535)

她上 私人 鋼琴課。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 844463)

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Words Containing 私人

• 私人服务器 私人服务器 sī rén fú wù qì: (gaming) server emulator
• 私人钥匙 私人钥匙 sī rén yào shi: private key (in encryption)
• 虚拟私人网络 虚拟私人网络 xū nǐ sī rén wǎng luò: virtual private network (VPN)

Child Words of 私人

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 私 私 sī: personal