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鬼鬼祟祟

guǐ guǐ suì suì · gui gui sui sui

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Meaning

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  1. sneaky
  2. secretive
  3. furtive
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The man with the big box

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，那个(nàge)人(rén)鬼鬼祟祟(guǐguǐsuìsuì)的(de)。

    Look, that person is acting sneaky.

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)我们(wǒmen)门口(ménkǒu)看(kàn)。

    He keeps looking at our door.

  3. Dengdeng

    手里(shǒulǐ)还(hái)拿着(názhe)一个(yīgè)大(dà)盒子(hézi)。

    He is also holding a big box.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)问问(wènwèn)他(tā)。

    I'll go and ask him.

  5. Qiqi

    被(bèi)发现(fāxiàn)了(le)！我(wǒ)鬼鬼祟祟(guǐguǐsuìsuì)，是(shì)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)亮亮(liàngliàng)惊喜(jīngxǐ)！

    Caught! I was sneaking to give Liangliang a surprise!

  6. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)！我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)都(dōu)忘(wàng)了(le)今天(jīntiān)是(shì)生日(shēngrì)。

    Thank you! I forgot today is my birthday.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)鬼(guǐ)鬼(guǐ)祟(suì)祟(suì)地(de)溜(liū)近(jìn)了(le)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)身(shēn)后(hòu)。

Tom sneaked up behind Mary.

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

02

他(tā)鬼(guǐ)鬼(guǐ)祟(suì)祟(suì)地(de)四(sì)处(chù)张(zhāng)望(wàng)，好(hǎo)像(xiàng)怕(pà)被(bèi)人(rén)发(fā)现(xiàn)。

He looked around furtively, as if afraid of being discovered.

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