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title: "Sixia Meaning: 私下 (sīxià) Means “in private”"
description: "私下 (sīxià) means “in private; privately; secretly; without authorization”. Hear its tones, see what 私 and 下 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sixia"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 私下 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

私下 sīxià

## in private; privately; secretly; without authorization

## Its characters

1. 私 sī secret
2. 下 xià down

## In a sentence

这件事我们私下谈吧。 Let's talk about this in private.

背手关门，是叫他从后门进去，师父要**私下**传他真本事。

From [拜师学艺 · A Teacher Across the Sea](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-teacher-across-the-sea-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-2#library-word-1025-1027)

[More about 私下](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A7%81%E4%B8%8B)

## More words with 私 or 下

- [当下 dāngxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangxia)
- [地下 dìxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dixia)
- [零下 língxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingxia)
- [留下 liúxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuxia)
- [如下 rúxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ruxia)
- [上下 shàngxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangxia)
- [私人 sīrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/siren)
- [天下 tiānxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tianxia)
- [下班 xiàbān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaban)
- [下半场 xiàbànchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiabanchang)

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