私立

sīlì

adjective HSK 7-9 #11,236

Meanings

1 private (of schools, institutions)
2 privately established

Characters

private; personal

to establish; to set up

Literally 'privately established'

Examples

他在一所私立学校上学。

Tā zài yī suǒ sīlì xuéxiào shàngxué.

He attends a private school.

私立医院的收费比较高。

Sīlì yīyuàn de shōufèi bǐjiào gāo.

Private hospitals charge relatively high fees.

Tips

usage

私立 is the opposite of 公立 (gōnglì, public/state-run). Almost always used for institutions: 私立学校 (private school), 私立大学 (private university), 私立医院 (private hospital).

Stroke Order

私 sī

立 lì