very quiet; without a sound
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
very quiet; without a sound
dialectA northern Chinese dialect term. Often used to describe a person moving or acting silently, or a place being extremely quiet. The "儿 (r)" sound is often merged in pronunciation.
Tā他
qiǎo悄
mo没
shēng声
r儿
de地
zǒu走
jìn进
fáng房
jiān间
，
shuí谁
yě也
méi没
fā发
xiàn现
。
He walked into the room without a sound, and no one noticed.
Yè夜
shēn深
le了
，
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
qiǎo悄
mo没
shēng声
r儿
de的
。
It's late at night, and the courtyard is completely silent.
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Hái孩
zi子
qiǎo悄
mo没
shēng声
r儿
de地
bǎ把
wán玩
jù具
ná拿
zǒu走
le了
。
The child quietly took the toy away.
Bié别
chū出
shēng声
，
zán咱
men们
qiǎo悄
mo没
shēng声
r儿
de地
guò过
qù去
kàn看
kan看
。
Don't make a sound, let's go over and take a look quietly.