(sī rén) - private, personal in Mandarin

sīrén

Traditional: 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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This word is part of lesson 30.