私生活

sīshēnghuó

noun #8,227

Meanings

Private (私) + life (生活) — one's personal, non-public life.

Qǐng bú yào dǎting wǒ de sīshēnghuó.

Please don't pry into my private life.

Míngxīng de sīshēnghuó zǒngshì bèi méitǐ bàoguāng.

Celebrities' private lives are always exposed by the media.

Gōngzuò hé sīshēnghuó yào fēnkāi.

Work and private life should be kept separate.

mistakes

Don't confuse 私生活 (private life) with 私生子 (sīshēngzǐ, illegitimate child). They share 私生 but have very different meanings.

私 sī

生 shēng

活 huó