悄悄

qiāo qiāo · qiao qiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. quiet; making little or no noise
  2. surreptitious; stealthy
  3. anxious; worried
  4. Taiwan pr. [qiǎoqiǎo]

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)悄(qiāo)悄(qiāo)把(bǎ)信(xìn)给(gěi)了(le)他(tā)。

I slipped the letter to him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by asosan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)悄(qiāo)悄(qiāo)走(zǒu)进(jìn)房(fáng)间(jiān),不(bù)想(xiǎng)吵(chǎo)醒(xǐng)孩(hái)子(zi)。

She quietly walked into the room, not wanting to wake the child.

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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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