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私事

私事 (sī shì): Personal matters / private affairs (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

私事 consists of 2 characters.

private, personal, selfish

matter, affair, thing

Word Info

Pinyinsī shì

Meaningpersonal matters / private affairs

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word私事

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3.

How to Use 私事 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 私事 with other words naturally.

Subject + Predicatewith繁忙

sī私

shì事

fán繁

máng忙

neutral

busy with personal matters

Measure Word + Nounwith件

yí一

jiàn件

sī私

shì事

Adjective + Nounwith个人

gè个

rén人

sī私

shì事

Verb + Objectwith处理

chǔ处

lǐ理

sī私

shì事

Idiomwith为重

sī私

shì事

wéi为

zhòng重

4.

Example Sentences with 私事

zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

de的

sī私

shì事

。

neutral

a private matter

neutral

personal private matters

neutral

handle personal matters

formal

Written

personal matters take priority

This is my private matter.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

jù拒

jué绝

tǎo讨

lùn论

rèn任

hé何

yǔ与

gōng工

zuò作

wú无

guān关

de的

sī私

shì事

。

At the formal meeting, he refused to discuss any personal matters unrelated to work.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

tòu透

lù露

yí一

xià下

，

zhè这

cì次

qǐng请

jià假

shì是

fǒu否

shè涉

jí及

nǐ你

de的

gè个

rén人

sī私

shì事

？

Could you reveal whether this leave request involves your personal affairs?

qǐng请

bú不

yào要

dǎ打

tīng听

bié别

rén人

de的

sī私

shì事

。

Please don't inquire about other people's private affairs.

wǒ我

cóng从

bù不

bǎ把

gōng工

zuò作

shàng上

de的

fán烦

nǎo恼

hé和

jiā家

lǐ里

de的

sī私

shì事

hùn混

wèi为

yì一

tán谈

。

I never mix work-related troubles with private family matters.

chǔ处

lǐ理

wán完

zhè这

xiē些

jǐn紧

jí急

de的

sī私

shì事

hòu后

，

wǒ我

lì立

kè刻

fǎn返

huí回

le了

gōng工

zuò作

gǎng岗

wèi位

。

After dealing with these urgent personal matters, I immediately returned to my work post.

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

yīn因

wèi为

yī一

xiē些

sī私

shì事

xīn心

qíng情

bù不

tài太

hǎo好

。

He has been in a bad mood lately due to some personal matters.

xià下

bān班

hòu后

，

wǒ我

men们

ǒu偶

ěr尔

huì会

liáo聊

liáo聊

bǐ彼

cǐ此

de的

jìn近

kuàng况

hé和

sī私

shì事

。

After work, we occasionally chat about each other's recent situations and personal matters.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 私事.

Words with 私

私人sī rénHSK 5
自私zìsīHSK 5
私自sī zìHSK 6
走私zǒusīHSK 6
隐私yǐn sīHSK 6
无私wú sīHSK 7-9
私下sī xiàHSK 7-9
私有sī yǒuHSK 7-9

Words with 事

没事méi shìHSK 1
事情shì qingHSK 2
同事tóng shìHSK 3
故事gù shiHSK 3
办事bàn shìHSK 4
事先shì xiānHSK 5
事实shì shíHSK 5
事物

shì wù

HSK 5