Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
私人
sīrén
Description
这是一个私人的东西，意思是属于个人的，不是公家的。
This is a private thing, meaning it belongs to an individual, not to the public.
我们常说私人问题、私人时间，都是自己的事，别人不用管。
We often say private matters, private time, all referring to one's own affairs that others don't need to interfere with.
Meanings
私人sīrén
private; personal; not public
这是我的私人电话，请不要给别人。
This is my private phone number; please don't give it to others.
私人sīrén
privately owned; belonging to an individual
这家私人公司很小，只有十个人。
This private company is very small, with only ten people.
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Notes
- Etymology
私 (private/personal) + 人 (person), literally 'private person'.
- Nuance
often used before nouns as an attribute, e.g. 私人物品, 私人空间.
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