- 悄悄
- qiāoqiāoquietly; on the quiet* * *qiāo qiāoadv. quietly, on the quiet* * *qiao1 qiao1quietly, secretly, stealthily, quiet, worried, Taiwan pr.* * *悄悄qiāo qiāo(低声或无声) quietly; whisper; on the quiet; with as little noise as possible:悄悄离开 leave quietly;没有风, 一切都是静悄悄的。 There was no wind and everything was quiet.她对他悄悄地说了些什么。 She whispered sth. in his ear.(不让人知道) without being noticed:悄悄地拿走 take away sth. without being noticed;时间悄悄地过去了。 Time is slipping by.岁月悄悄地过去。 The years stole by.他宁愿悄悄做好事。 He prefers to do good by stealth.* * *悄悄|悄悄 [qiāo qiāo] ► quietly ► secretly ► stealthily ► quiet ► worried ► Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo]
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.