Chinese word

私聊

Pronunciation

Pinyinsī liáo

Meaning

  • verbchat privately

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 私聊一下sī liáo yí xià

    chat privately for a moment

  • 可以私聊吗ké yǐ sī liáo ma

    Is it okay to chat privately

  • 私聊我一下sī liáo wǒ yí xià

    have a quick private chat with me

Similar words

私信sī xìn: Contact someone personally by sending a direct private message.
单聊dān liáo: Have a one-to-one conversation through messages or online chat.

Definition in Chinese

在即时通讯或社交平台上向某个人私下发送信息或与其私下交谈的行为或过程。zài jí shí tōng xùn huò shè jiāo píng tái shàng xiàng mǒu gè rén sī xià fā sòng xìn xī huò yǔ qí sī xià jiāo tán de xíng wéi huò guò chéng

Word origin

私聊 (sīliáo, "private chat") combines 私 (sī, "private") with 聊 (liáo, "chat"), making a compact term for talking with one person away from the group.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Other meanings

  • send a private messageverb
  • private chatnoun

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