in private in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 私下 with this easy mnemonic:

In private (私), I'm a very nice person under (下) this hard exterior.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 私
• 下

• 坐下
• 放下
• 剩下
• 地下室
• 楼下
• 隐私
• 倒下
• 接下来
• 下手
• 下次
• 地下
• 私下
• 下面
• 殿下
• 之下
• 留下

The reading of 私下 is sī xià.

You can remember how to say 私下 with this useful mnemonic:

My wife said she (sī) fell in love with me because she was shocked (xià) by how sweet and soft I am in private.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like in private and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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