Chinese word

个人信息

Pronunciation

Pinyingè rén xìn xī

Meaning

nounpersonal information

Example

请不要随便泄露别人的个人信息。qǐng bú yào suí biàn xiè lòu bié rén de gè rén xìn xī

Please don't casually disclose other people's personal information.

Illustration for 个人信息 (personal information)

More examples

在公共Wi-Fi下不要输入个人信息。zài gōng gòng Wi-Fi xià bú yào shū rù gè rén xìn xī

Do not enter personal information on public Wi-Fi.

Core concept

Data that can identify, reach, or describe a person, alone or together with other data.

Common phrases

提供个人信息tí gōng gè rén xìn xī
provide personal information
保护个人信息bǎo hù gè rén xìn xī
protect personal information
收集个人信息shōu jí gè rén xìn xī
collect personal information

Similar words

联系方式lián xì fāng shì: Contact details, such as a phone number, email address, or home address, used to reach someone.
个人资料gè rén zī liào: Basic details about someone, such as a name, birth date, or address.
身份证号码shēn fèn zhèng hào mǎ: The unique number printed on a person's identity card.

Definition in Chinese

指能够单独或与其他信息结合识别、联系或描述某个人的各种资料或数据。zhǐ néng gòu dān dú huò yǔ qí tā xìn xī jié hé shí bié lián xì huò miáo shù mǒu gè rén de gè zhǒng zī liào huò shù jù

Word origin

The compound 个人 (gèrén, "individual") + 信息 (xìnxī, "information") narrows the broad idea of information to data associated with a particular person.

Usage tips

The term appears in both casual speech and formal privacy language, and it can cover details that English speakers may not think of as secret.

Opposites

公共信息gōng gòng xìn xīpublic informationnoun
匿名信息nì míng xìn xīanonymous informationnoun

Related words

个人信息泄露gè rén xìn xī xiè lòupersonal information leaknoun
个人信息收集gè rén xìn xī shōu jípersonal information collectionnoun
个人信息安全gè rén xìn xī ān quánpersonal information securitynoun