moving softly; carefully and quietly
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to move softly and carefully; to tread lightly
neutralUsed to describe moving quietly to avoid disturbing others, often when someone is asleep, working, or in a quiet environment.
Hái孩
zi子
shuì睡
zháo着
le了
，
mā妈
ma妈
qīng轻
shǒu手
qīng轻
jiǎo脚
de地
zǒu走
chū出
fáng房
jiān间
。
The child fell asleep, and the mother walked out of the room softly.
Tā他
qīng轻
shǒu手
qīng轻
jiǎo脚
de地
fàng放
xià下
bēi杯
zi子
，
shēng生
pà怕
chǎo吵
xǐng醒
wǔ午
shuì睡
de的
yé爷
ye爷
。
He put down the cup very gently, afraid of waking his napping grandfather.
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Wèi为
le了
bù不
jīng惊
dòng动
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
，
wǒ我
men们
qīng轻
shǒu手
qīng轻
jiǎo脚
de地
kào靠
jìn近
guān观
chá察
。
To avoid startling the birds, we approached quietly to observe them.
Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
lǐ里
hěn很
ān安
jìng静
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
qīng轻
shǒu手
qīng轻
jiǎo脚
de地
zǒu走
lù路
、
fān翻
shū书
。
The library was very quiet, everyone walked and turned pages softly.