隐私

隱私
yǐnsī
noun HSK 6 #3,753

Meanings

  1. 1 privacy
  2. 2 personal secrets

Characters

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

Examples

HSK 2
Búyào suíbiàn wèn biéren de yǐnsī.
Don't casually ask about other people's private matters.
HSK 5
Qǐng zūnzhòng biéren de yǐnsī.
Please respect other people's privacy.
HSK 6
Yǐnsīquán shì yī xiàng jīběn quánlì.
The right to privacy is a fundamental right.

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

yǐn