私 [－]

Jyutping si1
Pinyin sī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. personal
  2. private
  3. selfish
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) 1. Secretive; 2. Clandestine; (noun) Contraband
  2. personal/private/selfish/secret/private parts/genitals/to have illicit relations with/to urinate/privately/personally/belong to the family/secretly/illegal/contraband/prejudice/to favor
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    同​自己​、​自己​嘅​團​體​有​關
    private; personal
    • 公私分明
      公私分明
      clearly seperate the private and public issues
    • 私利
      私利
      personal interests
    • 私營
      私营
  2. 語素
    自己​先​可以​知​嘅​嘢
    private; personal
    • 私隱
      私隐
      privacy
    • 陰私
      阴私
      privacy
    • 私生活
      私生活
      personal life
  3. 語素
    同個​人​利益​有關
    selfish; self-centred
    • 私心
      私心
    • 自私
      自私
      selfish
    • 無私
      无私
      unselfish; selfless
  4. 語素
    體制​以至​法律​以外​；​非正式
    illicit; illegal
    • 私底下
      私底下
    • 私了
      私了
      vigilante
    • 私刑
      私刑
  5. 反義詞
    公
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    self; personal; private
    • 私有
      私有
      sī yǒu
      private
  2. character
    reproductive organs; genitals
  3. character, obsolete
    Used by women to refer to their sister's husband
  4. character
    selfish
    • 自私
      自私
      zì sī
      selfish
  5. character, Classical-Chinese, humble
    first-person singular pronoun: I; me
  6. character
    stealthily; secretly
    • 私语
      私语
      sī yǔ
      to whisper
  7. character
    illegal or secret goods
    • 走私
      走私
      zǒu sī
      to smuggle
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. private, personal
  2. secret
  3. Cangjie Input
    HDI
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级汉字表 #215
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #352
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他用了一些手段来和Nancy私下交谈。
    他用了一些手段來和Nancy私下交談。
    tā yòng le yī xiē shǒu duàn lái hé nancy sī xià jiāo tán 。
    • He contrived a means of speaking to Nancy privately.
  2. Mandarin
    男孩们窃窃私语，我知道他们准备做些什么。
    男孩們竊竊私語，我知道他們準備做些什麼。
    nán hái men qiè qiè sī yǔ ， wǒ zhī dào tā men zhǔn bèi zuò xiē shén me 。
    • The boys were whispering; I knew they were up to something.
  3. Mandarin
    他不惜用私人时间来工作。
    他不惜用私人時間來工作。
    tā bù xī yòng sī rén shí jiān lái gōng zuò 。
    • He worked at the cost of his own time.
  4. Mandarin
    彼得是一个利他主义的游戏玩家，他会把东西给需要的人，而不是为一己之私利出售。
    彼得是一個利他主義的遊戲玩家，他會把東西給需要的人，而不是為一己之私利出售。
    bǐ dé shì yí gè lì tā zhǔ yì de yóu xì wán jiā ， tā huì bǎ dōng xī gěi xū yào de rén ， ér bú shi wèi yī jǐ zhī sī lì chū shòu 。
    • Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.
  5. Mandarin
    怎么会是在一所私校呢？
    怎麼會是在一所私校呢？
    zěn me huì shì zài yī suǒ sī xiào ne ？
    • How is it in a private school?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋请咗好多私家侦探嚟调查呢单怪case。
    佢哋請咗好多私家偵探嚟調查呢單怪case。
    keoi5 dei2 cing2 zo2 hou2 do1 si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3 lai4 diu6 caa4 nei4 daan1 gwaai3 c a s e 。
    • Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.
  2. Cantonese
    我净系想要少少私人时间啫。
    我淨係想要少少私人時間啫。
    ngo5 zeng6 hai6 soeng2 jiu3 siu2 siu2 si1 jan4 si4 gaan3 ze1 。
    • I just need some time alone.
  3. Cantonese
    佢请咗个私家侦探嚟监视住佢老公。
    佢請咗個私家偵探嚟監視住佢老公。
    keoi5 cing2 zo2 go3 si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3 lai4 gaam1 si6 zyu6 keoi5 lou5 gung1 。
    • She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    支酒私人醒嘅。
    支酒私人醒嘅。
    zi1 zau2 si1 jan4 sing2 ge3.
    • This bottle of wine is my special gift for you.
  2. Cantonese
    佢哋私交好好㗎。
    佢哋私交好好㗎。
    keoi5 dei6 si1 gaau1 hou2 hou2 gaa3.
    • They are close friends.
  3. Cantonese
    私帮 生意
    私幫 生意
    si1 bong1 saang1 ji3
    • one's own business apart from the concurrent job
  4. Cantonese
    佢哋私底下都觉得佢个计划好好笑。
    佢哋私底下都覺得佢個計劃好好笑。
    keoi5 dei6 si1 dai2 haa6 dou1 gok3 dak1 keoi5 go3 gai3 waak6 hou2 hou2 siu3.
    • Privately they thought his proposal laughable.
  5. Cantonese
    大公无私
    大公無私
    daai6 gung1 mou4 si1
    • serving the public without acting in one's self-interest
Examples (None)
  1. 摈除私欲
    擯除私慾
  2. Cantonese
    私营
    私營
  3. Cantonese
    私心
    私心
  4. Cantonese
    私底下
    私底下
  5. Cantonese
    私刑
    私刑
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    佢系私生子，佢老豆死𠮶阵一个仙都冇分畀佢。
    佢系私生子，佢老豆死嗰阵一个仙都冇分畀佢。
    keoi5 hai6 si1 sang1 zi2, keoi5 lou5 dau6 sei2 go2 zan6 jat1 go3 sin1 dou1 mou5 fan1 bei2 keoi5.
    • He is a son born out of wedlock, so when his dad died, he didn't even inherit one cent.
  2. Mandarin
    私有
    私有
    sī yǒu
    • private
  3. Mandarin
    自私
    自私
    zì sī
    • selfish
  4. Mandarin
    私语
    私语
    sī yǔ
    • to whisper
  5. Mandarin
    走私
    走私
    zǒu sī
    • to smuggle