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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 私自

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
私自 sī zì - private; personal
- secretly; without explicit approval

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 8 12,827 13,529 24,055

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
私 sī- personal
- private
- selfish
自 zì- (bound form) self; oneself
- from; since
- naturally; as a matter of course

Other Words Containing 私自

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
私自 6 8 12,827 13,529 24,055
自私自利 - 9 21,044 38,044 23,761