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私人

sī rén · si ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. private
  2. personal
  3. interpersonal
  4. sb with whom one has a close personal relationship
  5. a member of one's clique
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The little courtyard

  1. Leon

    这个(zhège)小(xiǎo)院子(yuànzi)可以(kěyǐ)进去(jìnqù)看看(kànkan)吗(ma)？

    May I go in and look at this little courtyard?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，门上(ménshàng)写着(xiězhe)：私人(sīrén)院子(yuànzi)。

    Look, the door says private courtyard.

  3. Leon

    什么(shénme)是(shì)私人(sīrén)？

    What is private?

  4. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)别人家(biérenjiā)的(de)，不是(bùshì)大家(dàjiā)的(de)。

    It means it belongs to someone, not to everyone.

  5. Leon

    那(nà)门口(ménkǒu)这(zhè)只(zhī)小狗(xiǎogǒu)呢(ne)？

    Then what about this little dog at the door?

  6. Dengdeng

    小狗(xiǎogǒu)不是(bùshì)私人(sīrén)的(de)，是(shì)大家(dàjiā)的(de)！

    The dog is not private, it belongs to everyone!

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2 examples
01

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

This is my private business; please don't ask about it.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)禁(jìn)止(zhǐ)员(yuán)工(gōng)用(yòng)私(sī)人(rén)邮(yóu)箱(xiāng)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

The company forbids employees from using personal email to handle work.

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