静悄悄 (jìng qiāo qiāo) — very quiet; silent; still
Definition
Reduplicated adverbial meaning 'very quiet, silent, still' — used with 的 to describe a scene (教室里静悄悄的) or with 地 to modify a verb (静悄悄地走).
verb
very quietsilentstill
Examples
- 静悄悄，。Jiào shì lǐ jìng qiāo qiāo de, dà jiā dōu zài kǎo shì.The classroom is very quiet; everyone is taking an exam.
- 静悄悄。Tā jìng qiāo qiāo dì lí kāi le fáng jiān.He quietly left the room.
- ，静悄悄。Shēn yè, zhěng gè chéng shì jìng qiāo qiāo de.In the dead of night, the whole city is silent.
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