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私事 (sī shì): Personal matters / private affairs (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
私 • sī • private, personal, selfish
sī
私
private, personal, selfish
事 • shì • matter, affair, thing • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shì
事
matter, affair, thing
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 私事.
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
私下
sī xià
privately / behind the scenes
私有
sī yǒu
private ownership / privately owned
Words with
事
没事
méi shì
it's nothing; it doesn't matter; no problem
事情
shì qing
matter; affair; thing
同事
tóng shì
colleague
故事
gù shi
story; tale; plot
办事
bàn shì
to handle (affairs)
事先
shì xiān
in advance; beforehand
事实
shì shí
fact
事物
shì wù
thing; object
4.
How to Use 私事 in Sentences
Subject + Predicate
with
繁忙
sī
私
shì
事
fán
繁
máng
忙
neutral
busy with personal matters
Measure Word + Noun
with
件
yí
一
jiàn
件
sī
私
shì
事
Adjective + Noun
with
个人
gè
个
rén
人
sī
私
shì
事
Verb + Object
with
处理
chǔ
处
lǐ
理
sī
私
shì
事
Idiom
with
为重
sī
私
shì
事
wéi
为
zhòng
重
5.
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.
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.
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.
