悄悄的

qiāoqiāode

adverb #20,943

Meanings

1 quietly
2 silently
3 stealthily
4 on the quiet

Characters

quiet / silent (reduplicated for emphasis)

structural particle (adverbial marker)

Examples

他悄悄的离开了房间。

Tā qiāoqiāo de líkāi le fángjiān.

He quietly left the room.

她悄悄的把礼物藏了起来。

Tā qiāoqiāo de bǎ lǐwù cáng le qǐlái.

She secretly hid the gift away.

孩子们悄悄的溜进了厨房。

Háizimen qiāoqiāo de liū jìn le chúfáng.

The children quietly slipped into the kitchen.

Tips

usage

悄悄 (without 的) is the base adjective/adverb meaning 'quiet/quietly.' Adding 的 makes it a more colloquial adverbial form. Both 悄悄地 and 悄悄的 are acceptable in spoken Chinese.

Stroke Order

悄 qiāo

的 de