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私事
sī shì
Meaning
- personal matters
Definition
个人的事，与工作或公务无关的事务。
Personal matters; affairs that are not related to work or public business.
Usage
通常用于指私人生活中不愿公开或与工作无关的事情。
Usually used to refer to private life issues that are not intended to be public or are unrelated to work.
Examples
- 1 请尊重我的私事，不要打听太多。 (Please respect my private matters and don't ask too much.)
- 2 上班时间不要处理私事。 (Don't handle personal matters during work hours.)
- 3 他把私事和公事分得很清楚。 (He clearly separates personal matters from work matters.)
- 4 我最近私事太多，没什么时间陪你。 (I've had too many personal matters lately, so I don't have much time to spend with you.)
- 5 私事和公事不能混为一谈。 (Personal matters and public matters cannot be lumped together.)
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