私情

sīqíng

noun #15,211

Meanings

1 personal considerations; private feelings
2 love affair; illicit relationship

Characters

private; personal; secret

feeling; emotion; affection

Examples

公事公办，不能讲私情。

Gōngshì gōngbàn, bù néng jiǎng sīqíng.

Handle official matters officially, don't let personal feelings interfere.

他们之间有私情。

Tāmen zhī jiān yǒu sīqíng.

There is an affair between them.

Tips

usage

私情 has two distinct senses: neutral 'personal feelings/favoritism' (as in 不能讲私情) and negative 'illicit love affair' (as in 有私情). Context determines the meaning.

Stroke Order

私 sī

情 qíng