悄悄地 (qiāo qiāo de) — quietly, softly, stealthily
Definition
Adverbial form (the 的 here functions as the adverbial suffix, not the adjectival 的). It means doing something in a quiet, unnoticed way — softer than 偷偷地 (sneakily, deliberately hiding one's action).
adjective
quietlysoftlystealthily
Examples
- 悄悄地。Tā qiāo qiāo de zǒu jìn le fáng jiān.He quietly walked into the room.
- 悄悄地。Tā qiāo qiāo de gào sù wǒ yí gè mì mì.She quietly told me a secret.
- 悄悄地。Xiǎo tōu qiāo qiāo de liū zǒu le.The thief stealthily slipped away.
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