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悄悄

qiāo qiāo · qiao qiao

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Meaning

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

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A secret surprise

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)悄悄(qiāoqiāo)准备(zhǔnbèi)一个(yīgè)惊喜(jīngxǐ)吧(ba)。

    Let's quietly prepare a surprise.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，悄悄(qiāoqiāo)的(de)，别(bié)让(ràng)琦琦(qíqí)知道(zhīdào)。

    OK, quietly. Don't let Qiqi know.

  3. Qiqi

    知道(zhīdào)什么(shénme)？

    Know what?

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！没什么(méishénme)，我们(wǒmen)在(zài)说(shuō)天气(tiānqì)。

    Ah! Nothing, we're talking about the weather.

  5. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)悄悄(qiāoqiāo)站(zhàn)在(zài)你们(nǐmen)后面(hòumian)很久(hěnjiǔ)了(le)。

    I have been quietly standing behind you for a long time.

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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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