私自
Old HSK 6
私自 (sīzì) · privately
私自 (sīzì) means “privately; without permission”. It is written with 2 characters: 私 (personal) + 自 (from). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 私自 is built
The characters
私 sī · personal
What 私 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
自 zì · from
What 自 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
员工不能私自使用公司的车。Yuángōng bùnéng sīzì shǐyòng gōngsī de chē.Employees may not use the company car without permission.
他私自把钱借给了朋友。Tā sīzì bǎ qián jiègěi le péngyou.He secretly lent the money to a friend.
Questions about 私自
What does 私自 mean?
私自 (sīzì) means “privately; without permission”.
How do you pronounce 私自?
私自 is pronounced sīzì.
Which HSK level is 私自?
私自 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 私人sīrénprivate
- 自私zìsīselfish
- 隐私yǐnsīprivacy
- 走私zǒusīto smuggle
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
- 来自láizìto come from
- 自己zìjǐoneself
- 自行车zìxíngchēbicycle
- 自由zìyóufreedom
- 各自gèzìeach
Learn 私自 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 171: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.