私语

私語

sīyǔ

verb #16,927

Meanings

1 to whisper
2 whispered conversation

Characters

private; personal

Private speech - whispering.

Examples

HSK 2

她们在课堂上窃窃私语。

Tāmen zài kètáng shàng qièqièsīyǔ.

They were whispering in class.

HSK 7-9

两个人在角落里私语。

Liǎng gè rén zài jiǎoluò lǐ sīyǔ.

The two of them were whispering in the corner.

Tips

usage

Often appears in the four-character phrase 窃窃私语 meaning to whisper furtively.

Stroke Order

私 sī

语 yǔ