Meaning
personal; private; selfish
Chinese: 个人的、私人的。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “si” becomes a different word in each tone. 私 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 私人sī rénprivate; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship
- 自私zì sīselfish; selfishness
- 隐私yǐn sīsecrets; private business; privacy
- 走私zǒu sīto smuggle; to have an illicit affair
- 私自sī zìprivate; personal; secretly; without explicit approval
Example Sentence
老师公正无私，对每个学生都一样。Lǎo shī gōng zhèng wú sī, duì měi ge xué sheng dōu yí yàng.The teacher is fair and unselfish, treating every student the same.
老师Lǎo shīteacher公正gōng zhèngjust无私wú sīselfless，对duìtoward每个měi geeach学生xué shengstudent都dōuall一样yí yàngthe same。