私下 (sī xià) — (noun) private matters; privacy; personal affairs
Definition
私下 refers to doing something in private, between a few people, away from the public eye. Closer in feel to 'private/personal matters' (私事) than to 隐私 (secrets/privacy as a right).
noun
private mattersprivacypersonal affairs
Examples
- 私下，。Zhè xiē shì gōng sī de sī xià, bú yào duì wài shuō.These are the company's private matters, don't speak about them externally.
- 私下。Tā hěn shǎo hé bié rén shuō zì jǐ de sī xià.He rarely talks about his private matters with others.
- 私下，。Guān yú sī xià de wèn tí, wǒ men kě yǐ wǎn diǎn tǎo lùn.Regarding private matters, we can discuss them later.
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