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

Antonyms

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

References

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
私人

Noun

私人

  1. chữ Hán form of tư nhân (“entrepreneur”)

Adjective

私人

  1. chữ Hán form of tư nhân (“private, privately-owned”)
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