How to say “private” in Chinese
private, personal
“Private” in Chinese is 私人, sī rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
私人 is read sī rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 厶 — “one's own”: your own grain.
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “私人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 私人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 上班时间不要打私人电话shàngbānshíjiānbúyàodǎsīréndiànhuàDon't make personal calls during work hours.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “private” in Chinese?
“Private” in Chinese is 私人, pinyin sīrén.
What does 私人 mean?
私人 (sīrén) means “private, personal”.
How do you write 私人?
私人 is 2 characters: 私 (sī) — personal, private; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 私人?
私人 is read sīrén. Tones: sī — first tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“private” in the lesson “Rights and duties”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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