qiāo
悄
quiet; silent (informal)
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
quiet; silent; stealthy (informal expression)
informalUsed in informal, spoken language, almost exclusively as part of set phrases like 悄悄儿 or 悄没声儿. It is rarely used alone.
Tā他
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
de地
liū溜
chū出
le了
fáng房
jiān间
。
He slipped out of the room quietly.
Tā她
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
lǐ里
qiāo悄
méi没
shēng声
r儿
de地
kàn看
shū书
。
She likes to read quietly in the library.
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Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
zǒu走
le了
，
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
jìng静
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
de的
。
Everyone has left, and the courtyard is very quiet.
Hái孩
zi子
qiāo悄
méi没
shēng声
de地
zǒu走
dào到
mā妈
ma妈
shēn身
hòu后
。
The child walked quietly behind his mother.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
de地
jìn进
xíng行
ba吧
。
Let's carry out this matter quietly.