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  • 1

    adv.quiet; quietly; on the quiet; secretly

    • shí jiān qiāo qiāo guò qu

      时间悄悄过去

      Time glided by.

    • tā men zài qiāo qiāo jiǎng huà

      他们悄悄讲话

      They talked quietly.

    • tā qiāo qiāo de zuò zài nà r

      悄悄那儿

      He sat there ever so quietly.

  • 2

    adv.secretly; without being noticed

    • tā qíng yuàn qiāo qiāo zuò hǎo shì

      情愿悄悄好事

      He prefers to do good by stealth.

    • zhè shì shì qiāo qiāo bàn de

      悄悄

      This thing was done in secret.

    • bù duì zài bàn yè qiāo qiāo chū le cūn

      部队半夜悄悄

      The army quietly slipped out of the village at midnight.

Word usage

  • Note
    "悄悄" is different from "默默". "默默" indicates silence in the mouth; "悄悄" indicates silence in actions.

Chinese words with pinyin qiao qiao