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私底下

sī dǐ xià

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

私底下 (sī dǐ xià) is a Chinese word meaning “privately”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. privately
  2. secretly
  3. confidentially
  4. in private

Stroke order

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Example

私底下他是一個很親切的人。

In private, he's a very kind person.

Related words at this level

順序順眼說謊碩士私立思念私人私事

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).