Chinese

qiāoqiāo
Meaning: quietly; secretly
Part of Speech: Adverb

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Handwriting

悄
悄

Example sentences

She quietly walked into the room.
他趁著沒人注意,悄悄地溜走了。
他趁著没人注意,悄悄地溜走了。
He took advantage of no one noticing and quietly slipped away.
聽那漏壺之聲,銀箭正悄悄指向黎明。
听那漏壶之声,银箭正悄悄指向黎明。
Listening to the sound of the clepsydra, the silver arrow silently points towards dawn.
他悄悄地走過那座古老的橋。
他悄悄地走过那座古老的桥。
He quietly walked across that old bridge.

Usage Notes

Describes an action done without making noise or being noticed.

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