私自 sīzì▶ Secretamente

Stroke order

私自 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 私 — 7 strokes
• 自 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. private; personal
2. secretly; without explicit approval

Related words

• 擅自hacer algo sin autorización
• 自主Autonomía
• 自卑inferioridad
• 自发espontáneo; no provocado
• 自满Complaciente
• 走私contrabandear

私自 is pronounced sīzì and means “Secretamente”. This word appears in HSK 6, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 私自 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.