Chinese word dictionary

走私

zǒusī · to smuggle; to have an illicit affair

Practice word

Word information

Simplified走私

Traditional走私

Pinyinzǒusī

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

走zǒu

to walk, to run, to flee

私sī

personal, private, secret; selfish

How to learn 走私

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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走zǒu

to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)

走路zǒulù

to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out

私人sīrén

private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique

行走xíngzǒu

to walk

隐私yǐnsī

secrets; private business; privacy

走廊zǒuláng

corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda