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Quiet in Chinese: 悄悄 (qiāo qiāo)

qiāo qiāo

quiet

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1quiet; making little or no noise
  2. 2surreptitious; stealthy
  3. 3anxious; worried
  4. 4Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo]

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ㄑㄧㄠ

qiāo

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄑㄧㄠ

qiāo

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 她悄悄地去了。

    tā qiāo qiāo dì qù le。

    She went secretly.

  • 我悄悄把信给了他。

    wǒ qiāo qiāo bǎ xìn gěi le tā。

    I slipped the letter to him.

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Related words

瞧

qiáo

to look at

勤奋

qín fèn

hardworking

青

qīng

green

劝

quàn

to advise

缺乏

quē fá

to lack

绕

rào

to wind

人物

rén wù

person

忍不住

rěn bu zhù

cannot help

软件

ruǎn jiàn

(computer) software

洒

sǎ

to sprinkle

杀

shā

to kill

沙漠

shā mò

desert

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