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偷偷摸摸

tōu tōu mō mō · tou tou mo mo

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Meaning

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  1. surreptitious; sneaky
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Why so sneaky?

  1. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)偷偷摸摸(tōutōumōmō)地(de)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What are you doing sneaking around at the door?

  2. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)啊(a)，我们(wǒmen)没有(méiyǒu)偷偷摸摸(tōutōumōmō)。

    No, we're not sneaking around.

  3. Qiqi

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)看花(kànhuā)。

    We're looking at the flowers.

  4. Liangliang

    偷偷摸摸(tōutōumōmō)地(de)看花(kànhuā)？

    Looking at flowers sneakily?

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，今天(jīntiān)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)，我们(wǒmen)给(gěi)你(nǐ)准备(zhǔnbèi)了(le)礼物(lǐwù)。

    OK, today is your birthday and we prepared a gift for you.

  6. Qiqi

    都(dōu)怪(guài)灯灯(dēngdēng)，他(tā)笑(xiào)得(de)太(tài)大声(dàshēng)了(le)。

    It's all Dengdeng's fault. He laughed too loudly.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)偷(tōu)偷(tōu)摸(mō)摸(mō)地(de)走(zǒu)进(jìn)房(fáng)间(jiān)，怕(pà)吵(chǎo)醒(xǐng)别(bié)人(rén)。

He sneaked into the room quietly, afraid of waking others.

02

别(bié)偷(tōu)偷(tōu)摸(mō)摸(mō)的(de)，有(yǒu)话(huà)就(jiù)直(zhí)说(shuō)。

Don't be so sneaky; just say what you have to say.

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