be privy to; participate and learn of
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to participate in and learn about (inside information or secrets); to be privy to
formalFormal and somewhat literary usage. Often used in negative constructions (不预闻) to indicate exclusion from confidential information.
Wǒ我
bù不
yù预
wén闻
cǐ此
shì事
。
I was not privy to this matter.
Zhǐ只
yǒu有
shǎo少
shù数
gāo高
céng层
yù预
wén闻
le了
zhè这
ge个
jī机
mì密
jì计
huà划
。
Only a few senior executives were privy to this confidential plan.
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Tā他
yù预
wén闻
qí其
shì事
，
què却
bǎo保
chí持
chén沉
mò默
。
He was privy to the affair but remained silent.
Zuò作
wéi为
jú局
wài外
rén人
，
wǒ我
wú无
quán权
yù预
wén闻
nǐ你
men们
de的
nèi内
bù部
jué决
cè策
。
As an outsider, I have no right to be privy to your internal decisions.