quietly; secretly; in a low voice
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadverb
quietly; in a low voice; secretly; stealthily
Can be used with the suffix '儿' (qiāoqiāor) in spoken Chinese to indicate a more casual or affectionate tone. Often used with '地' (de) to form an adverbial phrase.
Wǒ我
shēng生
pà怕
jīng惊
xǐng醒
le了
tā他
，
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
zǒu走
le了
chū出
qù去
。
I was afraid of waking him, so I quietly walked out.
Bù部
duì队
zài在
shēn深
yè夜
lǐ里
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
de地
chū出
le了
cūn村
。
The troops quietly left the village in the middle of the night.
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Tā她
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
r儿
de地
gào告
su诉
wǒ我
yī一
gè个
mì秘
mì密
。
She quietly told me a secret.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zhèng正
zài在
shuì睡
jiào觉
，
qǐng请
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
shuō说
huà话
。
The children are sleeping, please speak quietly.
Tā他
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
de地
bǎ把
qián钱
sāi塞
jìn进
le了
wǒ我
de的
kǒu口
dài袋
。
He quietly stuffed the money into my pocket.