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隐私

yǐn sī · yin si

Traditional 隱私

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. secrets
  2. private business
  3. privacy
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    What is on your phone? Let me see.

  2. Dengdeng

    不行(bùxíng)，这是(zhèshì)我(wǒ)的(de)隐私(yǐnsī)。

    No, that is my privacy.

  3. Liangliang

    隐私(yǐnsī)？你(nǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)秘密(mìmì)吗(ma)？

    Privacy? Do you have a secret?

  4. Dengdeng

    每个(měigè)人(rén)都(dōu)有(yǒu)隐私(yǐnsī)啊(a)。你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)看(kàn)。

    Everyone has privacy. I do not look at your phone either.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，对不起(duìbuqǐ)。我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)你(nǐ)拍(pāi)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    OK, sorry. I only wanted to see the photos you took.

  6. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)可以(kěyǐ)看(kàn)，给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

    That you may see. Here.

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2 examples
01

注(zhù)意(yì)不(bú)要(yào)侵(qīn)犯(fàn)她(tā)的(de)隐(yǐn)私(sī)。

Take care not to intrude upon her privacy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by marioo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)有(yǒu)权(quán)保(bǎo)护(hù)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)隐(yǐn)私(sī)。

Everyone has the right to protect their own privacy.

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