走私
Old HSK 6
走私 (zǒusī) · to smuggle
走私 (zǒusī) means “to smuggle; smuggling”. It is written with 2 characters: 走 (to walk) + 私 (personal). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 走私 is built
The characters
走 zǒu · to walk
What 走 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — up
Origin hint: Someone 土 stepping with their foot 止 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
Example sentences
海关查获了一批走私货物。Hǎiguān cháhuò le yīpī zǒusī huòwù.Customs seized a batch of smuggled goods.
走私是违法的。Zǒusī shì wéifǎ de.Smuggling is illegal.
Questions about 走私
What does 走私 mean?
走私 (zǒusī) means “to smuggle; smuggling”.
How do you pronounce 走私?
走私 is pronounced zǒusī.
Which HSK level is 走私?
走私 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 走路zǒulùto walk
- 走过zǒuguòto walk past
- 走进zǒujìnto walk into
- 走开zǒukāito go away
- 飞禽走兽fēiqínzǒushòubirds and beasts
- 走廊zǒulángcorridor
- 走漏zǒulòuto leak (news, secrets)
- 走zǒuto walk
- 私人sīrénprivate
- 自私zìsīselfish
Learn 走私 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 248: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.