私

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personal; private; selfish

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private · Heisig RSH #2017

wild rice + elbow

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大公无私	dà gōng wú sī	selfless; impartial
自私自利	zì sī zì lì	everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish; mercen…
私生子女	sī shēng zǐ nǚ	illegitimate child
私生子	sī shēng zǐ	illegitimate son
私有化	sī yǒu huà	privatization; to privatize
私家车	sī jiā chē	private car
铁面无私	tiě miàn wú sī	strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
私有制	sī yǒu zhì	private ownership of property
私生女	sī shēng nǚ	illegitimate daughter
私人服务器	sī rén fú wù qì	(gaming) server emulator; private server
国际私法	guó jì sī fǎ	conflict of laws
私生活	sī shēng huó	private life
私人	sī rén	private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a me…
公私合营	gōng sī hé yíng	joint public private operation
私心	sī xīn	selfishness; selfish motives
无私	wú sī	selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic
私自	sī zì	private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval
自私	zì sī	selfish; selfishness
家私	jiā sī	family property; family wealth
私家	sī jiā	private; privately owned or managed