English–Chinese

“chat privately” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinsī liáo

Example

如果有问题,请私聊老师。rú guǒ yǒu wèn tí qǐng sī liáo lǎo shī

If you have any questions, please chat with the teacher privately.

Illustration for 私聊 (chat privately)

How to say “chat privately” in Chinese

“Chat privately” in Chinese is 私聊 (sī liáo).

A conversation moved from a public feed into a private one-to-one channel.

Full entry for 私聊: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 私聊

这件事私下私聊比较好。zhè jiàn shì sī xià sī liáo bǐ jiào hǎo

It would be better to chat privately about this.

Tips for using 私聊

  • In everyday platform English, the action and the channel often appear in separate phrases such as message privately or take it to a private chat, while Chinese packs both ideas into one verb.

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