私自 (sī zì): Privately (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

sī私

private, personal, selfish

zì自

self; oneself; from; since

4.

How to Use 私自 in Sentences

sī私

zì自

lí离

kāi开

neutral

leave without permission

Adverb + Verbwith 离开

sī私

zì自

xíng行

dòng动

neutral

act on one's own

Adverb + Verb

sī私

zì自

jué决

dìng定

neutral

decide privately/without authorization

Adverb + Verb

sī私

zì自

nuó挪

yòng用

formalWritten

5.

Example Sentences with 私自

tā他

sī私

zì自

jiāng将

gōng公

sī司

jī

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yǐn sī

conceal; hide; secret

无私wú sīSelfless / unselfish

私下sī xiàprivately / behind the scenes

私事sī shìpersonal matters / private affairs

私有sī yǒuprivate ownership / privately owned

Words with 自

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How to Use 私自 in Sentences

sī私

zì自

lí离

kāi开

neutral

leave without permission

Adverb + Verbwith 离开

sī私

zì自

xíng行

dòng动

neutral

act on one's own

Adverb + Verb

sī私

zì自

jué决

dìng定

neutral

decide privately/without authorization

Adverb + Verb

sī私

zì自

nuó挪

yòng用

formalWritten

5.

Example Sentences with 私自

tā他

sī私

zì自

jiāng将

gōng公

sī司

jī

with 行动

with 决定

misappropriate without authorization

Adverb + Verbwith 挪用

机

mì密

wén文

jiàn件

kǎo拷

bèi贝

gěi给

le了

jìng竞

zhēng争

duì对

shǒu手

。

He secretly copied the company's confidential files and gave them to a competitor.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

yào要

sī私

zì自

gēng更

gǎi改

wǒ我

men们

gòng共

tóng同

shāng商

dìng定

de的

jì计

huà划

？

Why did you secretly change the plan we agreed upon together?

tā她

cóng从

wèi未

sī私

zì自

nuó挪

yòng用

gōng公

kuǎn款

，

zhè这

yì一

diǎn点

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

hěn很

qīng清

chǔ楚

。

She has never secretly embezzled public funds, which is clear to everyone.

wèi未

jīng经

shòu授

quán权

，

rèn任

hé何

rén人

bù不

dé得

sī私

zì自

jìn进

rù入

zhè这

jiān间

shí实

yàn验

shì室

。

Without authorization, no one is allowed to enter this laboratory privately.

tā他

sī私

zì自

bǎ把

bèi备

yòng用

yào钥

shi匙

gěi给

le了

péng朋

yǒu友

，

zhè这

ràng让

wǒ我

hěn很

shēng生

qì气

。

He secretly gave the spare key to his friend, which made me very angry.

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