私人

Chinese

personal; private; selfish man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(私人) 		私 人

Pronunciation

Adjective

私人

  1. (attributive) private (as opposed to public); personal
    私人財產／私人财产  ―  sīrén cáichǎn  ―  private property
    私人物品  ―  sīrén wùpǐn  ―  personal belongings
    私人恩怨  ―  sīrén ēnyuàn  ―  personal animosity
    私人交往  ―  sīrén jiāowǎng  ―  private contact
    侵入某人的私人空間 [MSC, trad.]
    侵入某人的私人空间 [MSC, simp.]
    qīnrù mǒurén de sīrén kōngjiān [Pinyin]
    to invade someone's personal space
  2. concerning one's private life; personal
    這個問題太私人了。 [MSC, trad.]
    这个问题太私人了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhège wèntí tài sīrén le. [Pinyin]
    This question is too personal.
  3. (slang, humorous, sarcastic, euphemistic) A homophone for 死人 (sǐrén), used to describe overused and irritating sound effects

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See also

Noun

私人

  1. personal friend or relative; confidant

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
私 人
し
Grade: 6 		じん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

私(し)人(じん) • (shijin) 

  1. private individual
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