私自 meaning in English

sīzì

private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval

HSK 7-9adverb13 strokes

Meaning of 私自

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sīzì
  1. private; personal
  2. secretly; without explicit approval

私自 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā只zhǐ不bù过guò是shì个gè自zì私sī自zì利lì的de人rén。
He is nothing more than an egoist.
他tā是shì个gè极jí其qí自zì私sī自zì利lì的de人rén。
He is a lump of selfishness.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

私 sī · personal · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

自 zì · self · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 私自.

自己zìjǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由zìyóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
来自láizìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bike
大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
自然zìránnature; natural
自从zìcóngsince (a time); ever since
亲自qīnzìpersonally; in person
自动zìdòngautomatic; voluntarily
各自gèzìeach; respective
自身zìshēnitself; oneself
自觉zìjuéto realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); re

Questions about 私自

What does 私自 mean?

私自 (sīzì) means "private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval" and is used as a adverb.

How do you write 私自?

私自 is made of 2 characters: 私 (7 strokes), 自 (6 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 私自 an HSK word?

Yes. 私自 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.