Chinese word

私立

Pronunciation

Pinyinsī lì

Meaning

  • adjectiveprivate

Example

他在私立学校工作。tā zài sī lì xué xiào gōng zuò

He works at a private school.

Illustration for 私立 (private)

More examples

她被一所私立中学录取了。tā bèi yì suǒ sī lì zhōng xué lù qǔ le

She was accepted into a private middle school.

Core concept

An institution built and maintained by private founders rather than by the government.

Common phrases

  • 私立学校sī lì xué xiào

    private school

  • 私立大学sī lì dà xué

    private university

  • 私立中学sī lì zhōng xué

    private middle school

Similar words

民办mín bàn: Describes an institution or school set up and operated with private funding and management.
公立gōng lì: Describes an institution or school established, funded, and managed by public authorities.

Definition in Chinese

由个人或私人团体出资或创办，与政府无关的机构或学校的性质。yóu gè rén huò sī rén tuán tǐ chū zī huò chuàng bàn yǔ zhèng fǔ wú guān de jī gòu huò xué xiào de xìng zhì

Word origin

私立 (sīlì, "private") combines 私 (sī, "private") with 立 (lì, "to establish"), linking private initiative with the establishment of an institution.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, 私立 (sīlì, "private") comes before a noun, while a predicate commonly uses 是私立的 (shì sīlì de, "is private").

Opposites

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