Meaning of 私下
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
sīxià
- in private
私下 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们可以私下谈谈吗？
Could we have a sidebar?
汤姆想私下跟玛丽讲话。
Tom wanted to speak to Mary privately.
我们能私下谈谈吗？
Can we talk in private?
我们能私下见见吗？
May I see you in private?
我想跟你私下说话。
I'd like to talk with you privately.
Stroke order for each character
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私 sī · personal · 7 strokes
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- 2
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下 xià · down · 3 strokes
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- 3
Related words
Words that share a character with 私下.
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 下边 | xiàbian | under; the underside |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 放下 | fàngxia | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside |
Questions about 私下
What does 私下 mean?
私下 (sīxià) means "in private" and is used as a noun and adverb.
How do you write 私下?
私下 is made of 2 characters: 私 (7 strokes), 下 (3 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 私下 an HSK word?
Yes. 私下 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.