private, personal, selfish
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HSK Vocabulary: 私
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 私 is used in context
1
tā他
tài太
zì自
sī私
liǎo了
，
cóng从
bù不
kǎo考
lǜ虑
bié别
rén人
。
He is too selfish and never considers others.
2
qǐng请
zūn尊
zhòng重
wǒ我
de的
yǐn隐
sī私
，
bú不
yào要
tōu偷
kàn看
。
Please respect my privacy and don't peek.
3
zhè这
shì是
sī私
rén人
jù聚
huì会
，
bú不
duì对
wài外
kāi开
fàng放
。
This is a private party, not open to the public.
4
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
sī私
rén人
fáng房
jiān间
。
This is my private room.
5
tā他
yǒu有
yī一
liàng辆
sī私
rén人
qì汽
chē车
，
měi每
tiān天
kāi开
chē车
shàng上
bān班
。
He has a private car and drives to work every day.
6
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
hù护
sī私
rén人
xìn信
xī息
，
tā她
cóng从
bù不
qīng轻
yì易
gào告
sù诉
bié别
rén人
diàn电
huà话
hào号
mǎ码
。
To protect her private information, she never easily tells others her phone number.
7
tā他
hěn很
zì自
sī私
，
zhǐ只
xiǎng想
zhe着
zì自
jǐ己
。
He is selfish, only thinking about himself.
8
zì自
sī私
de的
rén人
cháng常
cháng常
bù不
kǎo考
lǜ虑
bié别
rén人
de的
gǎn感
shòu受
。
Selfish people often don't consider others' feelings.
9
zài在
tuán团
duì队
hé合
zuò作
zhōng中
，
zì自
sī私
de的
xíng行
wéi为
huì会
pò破
huài坏
zhěng整
tǐ体
xiào效
lǜ率
。
In teamwork, selfish behavior can undermine overall efficiency.
10
tā他
sī私
zì自
ná拿
le了
wǒ我
de的
shū书
。
He took my book without permission.
Information
Traditional私
Radical禾
Strokes7
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1385
Zhuyinㄙ
Components—
UnicodeU+79C1
CangjieHDI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality