私生活

sīshēnghuó

noun #8,227

Meanings

Private (私) + life (生活) — one's personal, non-public life.

请不要打听我的私生活。

Qǐng búyào dǎting wǒ de sīshēnghuó.

Please don't pry into my private life.

明星的私生活总是被媒体曝光。

Míngxīng de sīshēnghuó zǒngshì bèi méitǐ bàoguāng.

Celebrities' private lives are always exposed by the media.

工作和私生活要分开。

Gōngzuò hé sīshēnghuó yào fēnkāi.

Work and private life should be kept separate.

mistakes

Don't confuse 私生活 (private life) with 私生子 (sīshēngzǐ, illegitimate child). They share 私生 but have very different meanings.

私 sī

生 shēng

活 huó