私营

sī yíng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Rare

Definitions

1. privately-owned
2. private

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 公营 gōng yíng 公营 gōng yíng public 公营 means publicly-owned or state-run, the opposite of 私营.: public

Register variants

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• 民营 mín yíng 民营 mín yíng privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state) 民营 is sometimes preferred in formal or official contexts to avoid connotations of 私 (private) in sensitive sectors.: privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)

Related words

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• 私营企业 sī yíng qǐ yè 私营企业 sī yíng qǐ yè private business 私营企业 is the full term for private enterprise, the most common collocation.: private business

Synonyms

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• 民营 mín yíng 民营 mín yíng privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state) When referring to privately-run businesses, 民营 is often used interchangeably, though it may emphasize management style.: privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)

Usage notes

Common mistakes

私营 is primarily used as an adjective before nouns like 企业 (enterprise); it is not a noun by itself to mean 'private sector'. To say 'the private sector', use 私营部门.

Cultural notes

In mainland China, 私营 historically carried negative connotations of capitalism; 民营 (people-run) emerged as a euphemism, though both are now widely accepted.

Example Sentences

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他在一家 私营 企业工作。

He works at a privately-owned enterprise.

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Words Containing 私营

• 私营企业 私营企业 sī yíng qǐ yè: private business

Child Words of 私营

• 营 营 yíng: camp
• 私 私 sī: personal