隐私

隱私

yǐnsī

noun HSK 6 #3,753

Meanings

1 privacy
2 personal secrets

Characters

to hide; concealed

private; personal

Hidden and private — personal matters one wants to keep secret.

Examples

请尊重别人的隐私。

Qǐng zūnzhòng biéren de yǐnsī.

Please respect other people's privacy.

这涉及到个人隐私。

Zhè shèjí dào gèrén yǐnsī.

This involves personal privacy.

隐私权是一项基本权利。

Yǐnsīquán shì yī xiàng jīběn quánlì.

The right to privacy is a fundamental right.

不要随便问别人的隐私。

Búyào suíbiàn wèn biéren de yǐnsī.

Don't casually ask about other people's private matters.

Tips

usage

隐私 has become increasingly important in modern Chinese with the digital age. 隐私权 (privacy rights), 隐私政策 (privacy policy), 侵犯隐私 (invade privacy) are common collocations.

Stroke Order

隐 yǐn

私 sī