私事 (sī shì) — personal matters; private affairs
Definition
'Personal matters' — concrete things you handle (family issues, errands), often contrasted with work. More specific than 隐私 (which is the abstract concept of privacy) and more event-like than 私人 (an adjective 'private').
noun
personal mattersprivate affairs
Examples
- 私事。Shàng bān shí jiān bú yào chǔ lǐ sī shì.Don't deal with personal matters during work hours.
- 私事，。Jiā lǐ yǒu sī shì, wǒ jīn tiān dé zǎo diǎn huí qù.I have personal matters at home, I have to go back earlier today.
- 私事。Wǒ bù xiǎng zài gōng sī tán sī shì.I don't want to talk about personal matters at the company.
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