偷偷

tōu tōu · tou tou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. stealthily
  2. secretly
  3. covertly
  4. furtively
  5. on the sly

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)偷(tōu)偷(tōu)地(de)把(bǎ)礼(lǐ)物(wù)放(fàng)进(jìn)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)书(shū)包(bāo)。

He secretly put the gift into my schoolbag.

02

她(tā)偷(tōu)偷(tōu)看(kàn)了(le)我(wǒ)一(yì)眼(yǎn),然(rán)后(hòu)低(dī)下(xià)了(le)头(tóu)。

She stealthily glanced at me, then lowered her head.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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