crane one's neck to peep; peep furtively
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to crane one's neck to peep; to stretch out one's head to look furtively
dialectA dialect expression used to describe someone furtively or curiously peeping by craning their neck, often implying stealth or nosiness.
Tā他
bā扒
tóu头
tàn探
nǎo脑
ér儿
de地
wǎng往
chuāng窗
hù户
lǐ里
kàn看
，
bù不
zhī知
dào道
zài在
zhǎo找
shén什
me么
。
He was craning his neck to peep into the window, not knowing what he was looking for.
Bié别
bā扒
tóu头
tàn探
nǎo脑
ér儿
de的
，
yào要
kàn看
jiù就
dà大
dà大
fāng方
fāng方
de地
kàn看
。
Don't peep furtively; if you want to look, look openly and properly.
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Nà那
ge个
rén人
bā扒
tóu头
tàn探
nǎo脑
ér儿
，
guǐ鬼
guǐ鬼
suì祟
suì祟
de的
，
kěn肯
dìng定
yǒu有
wèn问
tí题
。
That person is craning his neck and acting sneaky; there's definitely something wrong.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
mén门
hòu后
bā扒
tóu头
tàn探
nǎo脑
ér儿
，
xiǎng想
kàn看
kàn看
dà大
rén人
zài在
zuò做
shén什
me么
。
The children were peeping from behind the door, wanting to see what the adults were doing.