sī lì

私 立

Level:

NHSK 789－3 Pre-Intermediate CME 5

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v.datedrun (a school, hospital, etc.) privately; establish privately
- sī lì xué xiào
  私立学校
  keep a school
2
adj.private; privately-run; non-government
- sī lì xué xiào de kǎo shì chéng jì shì zuì hǎo de yī bān méi yǒu lì wài qíng kuàng
  私立学校的考试成绩是最好的，一般没有例外情况。
  With very few exceptions, private schools get the best exam results.
synonym
mín bàn民办
antonym
gōng lì公立

Note
"私立" is different from "私营". "私立" is mostly used for business entities, and corporate entities are mostly referred to as "私营".

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