私房

sīfáng

noun #27,872

Meanings

1 privately-owned house
2 private rooms
3 personal; private; confidential (of matters)

Characters

private; personal; secret

house; room; building

Examples

这栋私房已经传了好几代。

Zhè dòng sīfáng yǐjīng chuán le hǎo jǐ dài.

This privately-owned house has been passed down for several generations.

她有一笔私房钱专门用于旅行。

Tā yǒu yī bǐ sīfáng qián zhuānmén yòng yú lǚxíng.

She has a private stash of money set aside specifically for travel.

Tips

usage

私房 can function as a noun (privately-owned property) or an attributive adjective meaning 'personal/secret', as in 私房钱 (secret savings), 私房菜 (a chef's secret recipes or unlicensed home restaurant).

Stroke Order

私 sī

房 fáng