私 sī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 禾 — cereal, grain, rice
- Made of
- 禾 cereal, grain, rice 厶 private, secret
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
私下
sīxià
privately; in private
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 双方私下达成的谅解不能取代正式合同。 Shuāngfāng sīxià dáchéng de liàngjiě bù néng qǔdài zhèngshì hétóng. The understanding the two sides reached privately cannot replace a formal contract.
- 他私下找我谈话，劝我不要辞职。 Tā sīxià zhǎo wǒ tánhuà, quàn wǒ búyào cízhí. He talked to me privately, urging me not to quit my job.
- 有意见可以当面提，别私下议论别人。 Yǒu yìjiàn kěyǐ dāngmiàn tí, bié sīxià yìlùn biérén. If you have concerns, raise them to someone's face; don't gossip about others in private.
Related words
- 私人 sīrén private; personal
- 隐私 yǐnsī privacy
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 私家车 sījiāchē private car
- 私立 sīlì private; privately run
- 私事 sīshì private matter; personal affair
- 私营 sīyíng private; privately operated
- 私有 sīyǒu privately owned; private ownership
- 私自 sīzì without permission; on one's own authority
- 无私 wúsī selfless
- 自私 zìsī selfish
- 走私 zǒusī to smuggle