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私下

sī xià

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

私下 (sī xià) means "in private". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 私下 means

1. in private

The characters in 私下

• 私sīpersonal; private; selfish
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below

Example sentences

• 我能私下见你吗？
  Could I see you in private?
• 我想跟你私下说话。
  Wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ sīxià shuōhuà.
  I'd like to talk with you privately.
• 我们能私下谈谈吗？
  Can we talk in private?
• 我们能私下见见吗？
  May I see you in private?
• 我想和汤姆私下聊聊。
  I'd like to speak with Tom in private.
• 汤姆想私下跟玛丽讲话。
  Tom wanted to speak to Mary privately.

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read sī xià correctly.
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