Chinese

Adverb

悄悄

1. quietly
   • 一小群人站在门口，悄悄地交谈着。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

     Yī xiǎo qún rén zhàn zài ménkǒu, qiāoqiāo dì jiāotán zhe. [Pinyin]

     A small group of people stand about by the gate, talking quietly.

2. in secret; stealthily; without allowing others to notice
   • 最終協議的談判正在悄悄進行。 [MSC, trad.]
     最终协议的谈判正在悄悄进行。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zuìzhōng xiéyì de tánpàn zhèngzài qiāoqiāo jìnxíng. [Pinyin]

     Negotiations on the final agreement are progressing in secret.

   • 孩子們悄悄扔掉肉串上的洋蔥。 [MSC, trad.]
     孩子们悄悄扔掉肉串上的洋葱。 [MSC, simp.]

     Háizǐmen qiāoqiāo rēngdiào ròu chuàn shàng de yángcōng. [Pinyin]

     The children secretly threw away the rings of raw onions in their kebabs.

Synonyms

• (stealthily): 靜悄悄／静悄悄 (jìngqiāoqiāo), 偷偷 (tōutōu)

Derived terms