walk with quick, short steps (literary)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
describing quick, short steps; scurrying (literary)
literaryLiterary term describing the manner of walking with rapid, small steps, often implying haste or servility.
Tā她
sù趚
sù趚
de地
chuān穿
guò过
huí回
láng廊
，
bù不
gǎn敢
huí回
tóu头
。
She scurried through the corridor, not daring to look back.
Xiǎo小
yā丫
tou头
sù趚
sù趚
ér而
lái来
，
bǐng禀
bào报
shuō说
fū夫
rén人
dào到
le了
。
The young maid came scurrying over to report that the lady had arrived.
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Tā他
sù趚
sù趚
de地
gēn跟
zài在
zhǔ主
rén人
shēn身
hòu后
，
wéi唯
wéi唯
nuò诺
nuò诺
。
He followed behind his master with quick, small steps, agreeing obsequiously to everything.