私人
sīrénTraditional: 私人
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Translation
private, personal
Word origin
A compound of 私 (sī, private, selfish) and 人 (rén, person), literally a private person, hence the sense of personal or private.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 私 (sī, private) + 人 (rén, person)
Stroke order
私
人
Examples
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These are my personal belongings.
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He has a private jet.
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Please do not pry into other people's private lives.
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This is a private meeting, not official business.
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The company hired a private lawyer.
私人 (sī rén) means private or personal, contrasting with 公 (public). It modifies nouns such as belongings, life, and lawyer to mark them as belonging to an individual.
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