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私家

sī jiā · si jia

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Meaning

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  1. private
  2. privately owned or managed
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In a conversation

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No private car

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)怎么(zěnme)上班(shàngbān)？坐(zuò)地铁(dìtiě)吗(ma)？

    How do you go to work every day? By subway?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)坐(zuò)地铁(dìtiě)，因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)私家(sījiā)车(chē)。

    By subway, because I do not have a private car.

  3. Liangliang

    私家(sījiā)车(chē)很(hěn)方便(fāngbiàn)啊(a)。

    A private car is very convenient.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)堵车(dǔchē)，也(yě)找不到(zhǎobudào)停车位(tíngchēwèi)。

    But there are traffic jams, and no parking spaces.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)！所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)是(shì)走路(zǒulù)来(lái)的(de)。

    Right! That is why I walked here today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)小(xiǎo)路(lù)通(tōng)往(wǎng)一(yí)片(piàn)私(sī)家(jiā)花(huā)园(yuán)。

This path leads to a private garden.

02

他(tā)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yí)辆(liàng)私(sī)家(jiā)车(chē)，每(měi)天(tiān)开(kāi)车(chē)上(shàng)班(bān)。

He bought a private car and drives to work every day.

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