暗
地
里

Secretly in Chinese: 暗地里 (àn dì li)

àn dì li

secretly

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 暗地裡1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1secretly; inwardly; on the sly

Stroke order

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暗
地
里

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ㄢˋ

àn

ㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄧˋ

dì

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄌㄧ

li

˙/ neutral toneㄌ/ lㄧ/ i

Simplified & traditional

暗地里

Simplified

暗地裡

Traditional

Example sentences

See 暗地里 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他暗地里帮了我很多。

    tā àn dì li bāng le wǒ hěn duō。

    He secretly helped me a great deal.

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Related words

里

lǐ

lining

地

de

-ly

暗

àn

dark

地方

dì fāng

region

地铁

dì tiě

underground railway

地图

dì tú

map

当地

dāng dì

local

地球

dì qiú

the earth

地址

dì zhǐ

address

公里

gōng lǐ

kilometer

地道

dì dào

tunnel

地理

dì lǐ

geography

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