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Meaning of 私

Pinyin sī

Radical

禾

Strokes

Definition

personal / private / selfish

Usage

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私 [sī] 名词: 1. 个人的，自己的，与“公”相对。 [En.] Individual; one's own; opposed to "public." 2. 不公开的，秘密而又不合法的。 [En.] Not public; secret and illegal. 3. 暗地里。 [En.] Secretly. 4. 中国古时女子称姊妹之夫为私。 [En.] In ancient China, a woman's sister's husband was called "私." 5. 男女阴部。 [En.] Pudenda of men and women; private part of the body. 6. 日常衣服。 [En.] Everyday clothes. 7. 非法的货物。 [En.] Illegal goods. 8. 古指私田。 [En.] Private field. 9. 古代卿大夫的家臣。 [En.] Servant. 形容词: 1. 假借为“厶”。私人的;自己的。与“公”相对。 [En.] Individual; private; personal; borrowed for "厶"; opposed to "public." 2. 秘密的;不公开的。 [En.] Secret; not public. 3. 邪，不正。 [En.] Evil; unjust. 4. 小。 [En.] Small. 5. 非法的。 [En.] Illegal; unlawful. 动词: 1. 通奸。 [En.] Have sexual relations with (woman, man). 2. 排尿;小便。 [En.] Urinate. 3. 偏爱。 [En.] Show favoritism to someone. 4. 贪爱，求多。 [En.] Be greedy for. 5. 占有。 [En.] Possess. 6. 用财物买通，贿赂。 [En.] Bribe. 副词: 1. 私下，偷偷地。 [En.] Privately; secretly; stealthily.

私塾 sī shú

private school (in former times)

无私奉献 wú sī fèng xiàn

selfless contribution / selfless dedication

私奔 sī bēn

to elope

私募 sī mù

private placement (investing)

私宅 sī zhái

private residence / private house

徇私舞弊 xùn sī wǔ bì

to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)

营私舞弊 yíng sī wǔ bì

see 徇私舞弊[xun4 si1 wu3 bi4]

徇私 xùn sī

act wrongly out of personal considerations / practice favouritism

不徇私情 bù xún sī qíng

No favoritism

徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ

to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)

私怨 sī yuàn

Private grievance

私枭 sī xiāo

smuggler

偏私 piān sī

to practice favoritism

私信 sī xìn

private correspondence / personal letter / (computing) personal message (PM) / to message sb

私淑 sī shū

to study personally under master

无私无畏 wú sī wú wèi

be selfless and fearless

私人 sī rén

private / personal / interpersonal / sb with whom one has a close personal relationship / a member of one's clique

走私 zǒu sī

to smuggle / to have an illicit affair

公私 gōng sī

public and private (interests, initiative etc)

私营 sī yíng

privately-owned / private

私下 sī xià

in private

私有 sī yǒu

private / privately-owned

隐私 yǐn sī

secrets / private business / privacy

私利 sī lì

personal gain / (one's own) selfish interest

私自 sī zì

private / personal / secretly / without explicit approval

私有制 sī yǒu zhì

private ownership of property

无私 wú sī

selfless / unselfish / disinterested / altruistic

自私 zì sī

selfish / selfishness

私事 sī shì

personal matters

私心 sī xīn

selfishness / selfish motives

私下里 sī xià lǐ

in secret / in confidence / under the table

私产 sī chǎn

private property

私立 sī lì

private (company, school etc)

私家 sī jiā

private / privately owned or managed

私仇 sī chóu

personal grudge

窃窃私语 qiè qiè sī yǔ

to whisper

窃窃私议 qiè qiè sī yì

mutter to each other / discuss sth. in secret / exchange whispered comments / talk in low voices

缉私 jī sī

to suppress smugglers / to search for smuggled goods

缉私队 jī sī duì

preventive service

贩私 fàn sī

to traffic (smuggled goods) / illegal trading

走私贩私 zǒu sī fàn sī

Smuggling

私邸 sī dǐ

private residence

国际私法 guó jì sī fǎ

conflict of laws

中饱私囊 zhōng bǎo sī náng

to stuff one's pockets / to take bribes