私人
sī rén
Pinyin

Definition

私人
 - 
sī rén
  1. private
  2. personal
  3. interpersonal
  4. sb with whom one has a close personal relationship
  5. a member of one's clique

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
恋人
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
丢人
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
人人
rén rén
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 every person
人们
rén men
  1. 1 people
人儿
rén r5
  1. 1 figurine
人力
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
人参
rén shēn
  1. 1 ginseng

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural
人云亦云
rén yún yì yún
  1. 1 to say what everyone says (idiom)
  2. 2 to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view
  3. 3 to follow the herd

Sample Sentences

铁饭碗也会生锈啊，你待的私人企业才好，说不定快升职了呢！
tiěfànwǎn yě huì shēngxiù a ，nǐ dāi de sīrén qǐyè cái hǎo ，shuōbudìng kuài shēngzhí le ne ！
Stable jobs still wear out! Staying at a private business like you is better. Perhaps you are about to get a promotion!
Go to Lesson 
没想到现在博客这么流行，居然连不爱写文章的你也这么着迷。可是我很少去看别人的博客，我总觉得博客上写的都是很私人的事情，我不太感兴趣。
méixiǎngdào xiànzài bókè zhème liúxíng ，jūrán lián bù ài xiě wénzhāng de nǐ yě zhème zháomí 。kěshì wǒ hěnshǎo qùkàn biérén de bókè ，wǒ zǒng juéde bókè shang xiě de dōu shì hěn sīrén de shìqing ，wǒ bùtài gǎnxìngqù 。
I had no idea that blogs were so popular these days. Amazingly, even people like you who don't like to write articles have caught blog fever. But I rarely look at other people's blogs. I think the stuff on blogs is all personal and private. I'm not really interested in it.
Go to Lesson 
博客也可以涉及不同的主题呀，而不光是私人生活。
bókè yě kěyǐ shèjí bùtóng de zhǔtí yā ，ér bùguāng shì sīrén shēnghuó 。
Blogs can also touch on different kinds of topics-- they're not just about people's private lives.
Go to Lesson 
在国外的简历中，个人信息只需要提供姓名和联系方式，一般是不需要提供这些详细信息的。我觉得这些信息太过于私人化了，如果要求提供这些信息，不是容易造成种族，年龄或者外貌上的偏见吗？
zài guówài de jiǎnlì zhōng ，gèrén xìnxī zhǐ xūyào tígōng xìngmíng hé liánjì fāngshì ，yībān shì bù xūyào tígōng zhèxiē xiángxì xìnxī de 。wǒ juéde zhèxiē xìnxī tài guòyú sīrénhuà le ，rúguǒ yāoqiú tígōng zhèxiē xìnxī ，bùshì róngyì zàochéng zhǒngzú ，niánlíng huòzhě wàimào shàng de piānjiàn ma ？
In foreign resumes, you only need to provide your full name and contact information in the personal information section. They usually don't require you to provide this kind of detailed information. I think this information is too personal. If they ask you to provide these things, doesn't that make it easy to have prejudice based on race, age or appearance?
Go to Lesson 
嗯，我相信大多数老板更看重的是你的教育经历和工作经验，而不是私人信息。所以你大可以把这两个部分写得更充实一些。另外，这么正式的求职照也有点多余，国外的简历很少附上照片，毕竟是要看你的工作能力，而不是靠相貌取胜。
ng4 ，wǒ xiāngxìn dàduōshù lǎobǎn gèng kànzhòng de shì nǐ de jiàoyù jīnglì hé gōngzuò jīngyàn ，ér bù shì sīrén xìnxī 。suǒyǐ nǐ dà kěyǐ bǎ zhè liǎng ge bùfen xiě de gèng chōngshí yīxiē 。lìngwài ，zhème zhèngshì de qiúzhízhào yě yǒudiǎn duōyú ，guówài de jiǎnlì hěn shǎo fùshàng zhàopiàn ，bìjìng shì yào kàn nǐ de gōngzuò nénglì ，ér bù shì kào xiāngmào qǔshèng 。
Huh. I'm sure that the majority of bosses care much more about your education and work experience, and not about your personal information. So you could probably flesh out these two sections even more. Plus, such a formal picture is a bit much. It's very rare for foreign resumes to attach a photo. After all, whether you get the job depends on your work ability, not your looks.
Go to Lesson 
可以问一个比较私人的问题吗？
kěyǐ wèn yī gè bǐjiào sīrén de wèntí ma ？
Can I ask a personal question?
Go to Lesson 
我可不可以问你一个比较私人的问题？
wǒ kě bu kěyǐ wèn nǐ yī gè bǐjiào sīrén de wèntí ？
May I ask you a more personal question?
Go to Lesson 
公有停车场都停满了，私人呢，你又不是不知道，贵死了!我就满街绕啊绕，绕了十几圈，总算找到了一个路边的停车位。
gōngyǒu tíngchē chǎng dōu tíng mǎn le ，sīrén ne ，nǐ yòu bùshì bù zhīdào ，guì sǐ le !wǒ jiù mǎn jiē rào ā rào ，rào le shíjǐ quān ，zǒngsuàn zhǎodào le yī gè lùbiān de tíngchēwèi 。
All the public parking spaces were full. The private ones, well, it's not like you don't know, they're extortionate! I had to go round and round the block. After around ten laps, I finally found a parking space by the side of the road.
Go to Lesson 
怪不得你不开手机。原来是忙着跟女同事一块儿加班。我是不是打扰了你们的私人时间？
guàibude nǐ bù kāi shǒujī 。yuánlái shì mángzhe gēn nǚ tóngshì yīkuàir jiābān 。wǒ shì bu shì dǎrǎo le nǐmen de sīrén shíjiān ？
No wonder you didn’t turn on your cell phone. So it’s because you’re busy working overtime together with your female co-worker. Am I interrupting your private time together?
Go to Lesson 
这倒是。现在在校大学生都可以结婚了。可是我还是觉得住校是件挺没自由的事。好几个人一个房间，一点私人空间都没有。
zhèdàoshì 。xiànzài zàixiào dàxuéshēng dōu kěyǐ jiéhūn le 。kěshì wǒ hái shì juéde zhùxiào shì jiàn tǐng méi zìyóu de shì 。hǎo jǐ gè rén yī ge fángjiān ，yīdiǎn sīrén kōngjiān dōu méiyǒu 。
That's true. Now, on-campus students can get married. But I still think that living on-campus doesn't leave you much freedom. There's a lot of people in each room, and no personal space at all.
Go to Lesson