悄悄
ciu2 ciu2ciu3 ciu3qiāo qiāo
English
- quiet; making little or no noise
- surreptitious; stealthy
- anxious; worried
- Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3]
- quietly, (doing sth) without letting someone know
粵語 — Cantonese
- 靜雞雞;好安靜、好低調,盡量唔畀人知
Examples
她悄悄地去了。
She went secretly.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
我悄悄把信给了他。
I slipped the letter to him.
Tatoeba · asosan CC BY
瑪麗悄悄地關上了門。
Mary closed the door quietly.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
她跟你說了什麼悄悄話?
What did she whisper to you?
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
他悄悄地递给我一张纸条。
He slipped me a note.
Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY
房间里静悄悄的,听不到一丝声音。
Not a sound was heard in the room.
Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY
阿妹靜雞雞噉走到阿媽間房。
妹妹悄悄地走到媽媽的房間。 (mui6 mui6 ciu3 ciu3 dei6 zau2 dou3 maa1 maa1 dik1 fong4 gaan1.)
My younger sister goes to mom's room quietly.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk