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私事

sī shì · si shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. personal matters
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A personal matter

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)下午(xiàwǔ)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Where did you go this afternoon?

  2. Dengdeng

    有点(yǒudiǎn)私事(sīshì)。

    I had a personal matter.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)私事(sīshì)？

    What personal matter?

  4. Dengdeng

    私事(sīshì)就是(jiùshì)不能(bùnéng)说(shuō)的(de)事(shì)。

    A personal matter is something I cannot tell.

  5. Liangliang

    是不是(shìbùshì)我(wǒ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)礼物(lǐwù)？

    Is it my birthday gift?

  6. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，现在(xiànzài)不是(bùshì)私事(sīshì)了(le)。

    All right, now it is not a personal matter any more.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)私(sī)事(shì)，请(qǐng)你(nǐ)不(bú)要(yào)过(guò)问(wèn)。

This is my personal matter, please don't ask about it.

02

他(tā)从(cóng)不(bù)把(bǎ)私(sī)事(shì)带(dài)到(dào)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)里(lǐ)谈(tán)。

He never brings personal matters into the office to discuss.

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