# 私自 (sīzì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 私自 (sīzì) means “(adv) secretly; without permission”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv) secretly; without permission
- Pinyin: sīzì (si1 zi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 任何人不得私自离开岗位。
  Rènhé rén bùdé sīzì líkāi gǎngwèi.
  No one is allowed to leave their post without permission.

## Characters

- 私 (sī): personal; private; selfish
- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since

https://hanziro.com/word/si-zi-secretly/

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