Adv.privately; secretly

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Character Breakdown

私自 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 私自 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 私自 with other words naturally.
kāi
neutral
leave without permission
Adverb + Verbwith 离开
xíng
dòng
neutral
act on one's own
Adverb + Verbwith 行动
jué
dìng
neutral
decide privately/without authorization
Adverb + Verbwith 决定
nuó
yòng
formalWritten
misappropriate without authorization
Adverb + Verbwith 挪用

Example Sentences with 私自

le
de
shū
He took my book without permission.
jiāng
gōng
wén
jiàn
kǎo
bèi
gěi
le
jìng
zhēng
duì
shǒu
He secretly copied the company's confidential files and gave them to a competitor.
wèi
shén
me
yào
gēng
gǎi
men
gòng
tóng
shāng
dìng
de
huà
Why did you secretly change the plan we agreed upon together?
yuán
gōng
xiū
gǎi
le
gōng
wén
jiàn
bèi
xiàn
le
The employee modified the company documents without authorization and was caught.
cóng
wèi
nuó
yòng
gōng
kuǎn
zhè
diǎn
jiā
dōu
hěn
qīng
chǔ
She has never secretly embezzled public funds, which is clear to everyone.
wèi
jīng
shòu
quán
rèn
rén
jìn
zhè
jiān
shí
yàn
shì
Without authorization, no one is allowed to enter this laboratory privately.
wèi
jīng
yǔn
jué
dìng
jiāng
huì
shí
jiān
qián
dǎo
zhì
xiē
tóng
shì
cān
jiā
Without permission, he decided to move the meeting time forward on his own, causing some colleagues to be unable to attend.
bèi
yòng
yào
shi
gěi
le
péng
yǒu
zhè
ràng
hěn
shēng
He secretly gave the spare key to his friend, which made me very angry.