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悄悄 qiāoqiāo

悄悄 qiāoqiāo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 悄悄 qiāoqiāo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiāoqiāo | qiao1 qiao1
English translation
quietly
secretly
stealthily
quiet
worried
Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo]

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About 悄悄 qiāoqiāo

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Traditional form

悄悄 qiāoqiāo

Part of speech

Status word / 状态词 Zhuàngtài cí
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Etymology of 悄悄 qiāoqiāo

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 悄悄 qiāoqiāo .

qiāo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and Xiāo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Xiāo

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄肖

Number of Strokes

10
qiāo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and Xiāo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Xiāo

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄肖

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 悄悄 qiāoqiāo

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那个 nà ge zéi 悄悄地潜入 qián rù 房子 fáng zi .

The thief stealthily stole into the house.

周围 zhōuwéi 静悄悄 jìng qiāo qiāo de , Néng 听到 tīng dào 自己 zìjǐ de 手表 shǒubiǎo 滴答 dī dā 地响 zhāo .

It was so quiet I could hear my wristwatch ticking away.

周围 zhōuwéi 静悄悄 jìng qiāo qiāo , zhǐ 红翼 dōng diǎo 栖息 qī xī zài 铁丝网 tiě sī wǎng shǎng wàng zhāo .

It was quiet. A redwing blackbird sat on fence wire and looked in at her.

zhè zhǐ māo zhēng 在悄悄 de Xiàng zhǐ diǎo .

The cat is creeping silently towards the bird.

悄悄地 liū diào le , méi rén 看见 kànjiàn .

She slipped away without being seen.

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