暗地里

暗地裡

àndìlǐ

adverb HSK 7-9 #13,481

Meanings

1 secretly
2 inwardly
3 on the sly

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Examples

他暗地里帮了我很多忙。

Tā àndìlǐ bāng le wǒ hěnduō máng.

He secretly helped me a lot.

她暗地里喜欢他很久了。

Tā àndìlǐ xǐhuan tā hěn jiǔ le.

She has secretly liked him for a long time.

Tips

usage

暗地里 is interchangeable with 暗中 (ànzhōng), though 暗地里 sounds slightly more colloquial.

Stroke Order

暗 àn

地 dì

里 lǐ