privately; secretly (adv.)
HSK 6
Traditional
私自 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他私自离开了公司，没有向上级报告。 tā sīzì líkāi le gōngsī, méiyǒu xiàng shàngjí bàogào - He left the company privately without reporting to his superior.
未经许可，私自使用他人财物是不合法的。 wèijīng xǔkě, sīzì shǐyòng tārén cáiwù shì bù héfǎ de - Using someone else's property privately without permission is illegal.
她私自更改了文件的内容。 tā sīzì gēnggǎi le wénjiàn de nèiróng - She privately altered the content of the document.
在没有通知家长的情况下，私自带孩子外出是非常不负责任的。 zài méiyǒu tōngzhī jiāzhǎng de qíngkuàng xià, sīzì dài háizi wàichū shì fēicháng bù fùzérèn de - Taking children out privately without notifying the parents is highly irresponsible.
他私自更改了系统设置，导致系统崩溃。 tā sīzì gēnggǎi le xìtǒng shèzhì, dǎozhì xìtǒng bēngkuì - He privately changed the system settings, causing a system crash.
Characters
自 zì - self, oneself |
私 sī - private; personal, individual; selfish; personal interest; illicit; secretly; contraband |