私语 私語
私语 私語 sī yǔ ㄙ ㄩˇ si1 jyu5
- to discuss in whispered tones
- whispered conversation
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私
- 无私 無私 wú sī ㄨˊ ㄙ mou4 si1 selfless
- 私下 sī xià ㄙ ㄒㄧㄚˋ si1 haa6 in private
- 私事 sī shì ㄙ ㄕˋ si1 si6 personal matters
- 私人 sī rén ㄙ ㄖㄣˊ si1 jan4 private
- 私心 sī xīn ㄙ ㄒㄧㄣ si1 sam1 selfishness
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- 私有 sī yǒu ㄙ ㄧㄡˇ si1 jau5 private
- 私营 私營 sī yíng ㄙ ㄧㄥˊ si1 jing4 privately-owned
- 私立 sī lì ㄙ ㄌㄧˋ si1 laap6 privately-run; private (school, hospital etc)
- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 自私 zì sī ㄗˋ ㄙ zi6 si1 selfish
- 走私 zǒu sī ㄗㄡˇ ㄙ zau2 si1 to smuggle
- 隐私 隱私 yǐn sī ㄧㄣˇ ㄙ jan2 si1 secrets
- 私家车 私家車 sī jiā chē ㄙ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄜ si1 gaa1 ce1 private car
- 私房钱 私房錢 sī fáng qián ㄙ ㄈㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ si1 fong4 cin2 secret purse
- 大公无私 大公無私 dà gōng wú sī ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨˊ ㄙ daai6 gung1 mou4 si1 selfless
- 自私自利 zì sī zì lì ㄗˋ ㄙ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ zi6 si1 zi6 lei6 everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others
- 偏私 piān sī ㄆㄧㄢ ㄙ pin1 si1 to practice favoritism
- 公私 gōng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ gung1 si1 public and private (interests, initiative etc)
- 因私 yīn sī ㄧㄣ ㄙ jan1 si1 private (i.e. not work-related 因公)
- 家私 jiā sī ㄐㄧㄚ ㄙ gaa1 si1 family property
语 語
- 俄语 俄語 É yǔ ㄜˊ ㄩˇ ngo4 jyu5 Russian (language)
- 俗语 俗語 sú yǔ ㄙㄨˊ ㄩˇ zuk6 jyu5 common saying
- 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˇ hau2 jyu5 colloquial speech
- 国语 國語 Guó yǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ gwok3 jyu5 Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature
- 外语 外語 wài yǔ ㄨㄞˋ ㄩˇ ngoi6 jyu5 foreign language
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- 成语 成語 chéng yǔ ㄔㄥˊ ㄩˇ sing4 jyu5 Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
- 日语 日語 Rì yǔ ㄖˋ ㄩˇ jat6 jyu5 Japanese language
- 标语 標語 biāo yǔ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄩˇ biu1 jyu5 written slogan
- 母语 母語 mǔ yǔ ㄇㄨˇ ㄩˇ mou5 jyu5 native language
- 法语 法語 Fǎ yǔ ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ faat3 jyu5 French (language)
- 汉语 漢語 Hàn yǔ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ hon3 jyu5 Chinese language
- 英语 英語 Yīng yǔ ㄧㄥ ㄩˇ jing1 jyu5 English (language)
- 华语 華語 Huá yǔ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄩˇ waa4 jyu5 Chinese language
- 言语 言語 yán yǔ ㄧㄢˊ ㄩˇ jin4 jyu5 words
- 词语 詞語 cí yǔ ㄘˊ ㄩˇ ci4 jyu5 word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
- 话语 話語 huà yǔ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ waa6 jyu5 words
- 语文 語文 yǔ wén ㄩˇ ㄨㄣˊ jyu5 man4 literature and language
- 语气 語氣 yǔ qì ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˋ jyu5 hei3 tone
- 语法 語法 yǔ fǎ ㄩˇ ㄈㄚˇ jyu5 faat3 grammar
- 语言 語言 yǔ yán ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ jyu5 jin4 language
Idioms with these characters
- 公而忘私 gōng ér wàng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄙ gung1 ji4 mong4 si1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
- 官报私仇 官報私仇 guān bào sī chóu ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ gun1 bou3 si1 sau4 to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)
- 官私合营 官私合營 guān sī hé yíng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄥˊ gun1 si1 hap6 jing4 public and private interests working together (idiom)
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- 假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄙ gaa2 gung1 zai3 si1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
- 结党营私 結黨營私 jié dǎng yíng sī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄤˇ ㄧㄥˊ ㄙ git3 dong2 jing4 si1 (idiom) to form a clique for self-serving purposes
- 窃窃私语 竊竊私語 qiè qiè sī yǔ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄙ ㄩˇ sit3 sit3 si1 jyu5 (idiom) to whisper
- 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄟˊ ㄙ syun2 gung1 fei4 si1 to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense
- 铁面无私 鐵面無私 tiě miàn wú sī ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄙ tit3 min6 mou4 si1 strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
- 乌鸟私情 烏鳥私情 wū niǎo sī qíng ㄨ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄙ ㄑㄧㄥˊ wu1 niu5 si1 cing4 lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
- 徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙ ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ seon1 si1 wong2 faat3 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
- 不言不语 不言不語 bù yán bù yǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ bat1 jin4 bat1 jyu5 to not say a word (idiom)
- 低声细语 低聲細語 dī shēng xì yǔ ㄉㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ dai1 sing1 sai3 jyu5 in a whisper
- 恶语中伤 惡語中傷 è yǔ zhòng shāng ㄜˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ ok3 jyu5 zung3 soeng1 (idiom) to slander viciously
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- 花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5 graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
- 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ ㄏㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄩˇ wu4 jin4 lyun6 jyu5 babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings
- 酒言酒语 酒言酒語 jiǔ yán jiǔ yǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩˇ zau2 jin4 zau2 jyu5 words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom)
- 冷言冷语 冷言冷語 lěng yán lěng yǔ ㄌㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄥˇ ㄩˇ laang5 jin4 laang5 jyu5 sarcastic comments (idiom)
- 冷语冰人 冷語冰人 lěng yǔ bīng rén ㄌㄥˇ ㄩˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ laang5 jyu5 bing1 jan4 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
- 流言蜚语 流言蜚語 liú yán fēi yǔ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟ ㄩˇ lau4 jin4 fei1 jyu5 rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip
- 妙语连珠 妙語連珠 miào yǔ lián zhū ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄩˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨ miu6 jyu5 lin4 zyu1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
Example sentences
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男孩 们 們 窃窃私语 竊竊私語 ， 我 知道 他们 他們 准备 準備 做 些 什么 什麼 。
The boys were whispering; I knew they were up to something.
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