私语

私語

sīyǔ

verb #16,927

Meanings

Private speech - whispering.

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.

她们在课堂上窃窃私语。

Tāmen zài kètáng shàng qièqièsīyǔ.

They were whispering in class.

usage

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

私 sī

语 yǔ