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私下
私下
(sī xià): Privately / behind the scenes (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
私 • sī • private, personal, selfish
sī
私
private, personal, selfish
下 • xià • down; below • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
xià
下
down; below
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 私下.
Words with
私
私人
sī rén
private; personal
自私
zìsī
selfish; self-centred; self-seeking
私自
sī zì
privately; secretly
走私
zǒusī
smuggle
隐私
yǐn sī
conceal; hide; secret
无私
wú sī
Selfless / unselfish
私事
sī shì
personal matters / private affairs
私有
sī yǒu
private ownership / privately owned
Words with
下
下午
xià wǔ
afternoon
下班
xià bān
to finish work
下课
xià kè
to finish class
下雨
xià yǔ
rain
一下
yī xià
[used after a verb] give something a go
下去
xià qu
to go down
下来
xià lai
to come down
下面
xià miàn
below
4.
Example Sentences with 私下
jìn
尽
guǎn
管
gōng
公
kāi
开
chǎng
场
hé
合
tā
他
men
们
yì
意
jiàn
见
bù
不
hé
合
，
dàn
但
sī
私
xià
下
què
却
bǎo
保
chí
持
zhe
着
mì
密
qiè
切
de
的
lián
联
xì
系
。
Although they disagree in public, they maintain close contact privately.
dǒng
董
shì
事
huì
会
chéng
成
yuán
员
shì
是
fǒu
否
céng
曾
sī
tā
他
men
们
sī
私
xià
下
shāng
商
liang
量
le
了
zhè
这
jiàn
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
sī
私
xià
下
xiàng
向
rèn
任
hé
何
rén
lǎo
老
shī
师
sī
私
xià
下
gào
告
su
诉
wǒ
我
dá
答
àn
私
xià
下
tǎo
讨
lùn
论
guò
过
zhè
这
cì
次
zhòng
重
dà
大
de
的
rén
人
shì
事
biàn
变
dòng
动
？
Did the board members ever discuss this major personnel change privately?
件
shì
事
。
They discussed this matter privately.
人
tòu
透
lù
露
guò
过
zhè
这
xiàng
项
jī
机
mì
密
yán
研
jiū
究
de
的
jù
具
tǐ
体
nèi
内
róng
容
。
He never privately disclosed the specific details of this confidential research to anyone.
案
。
The teacher told me the answer privately.
