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偷偷

tōu tōu

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

偷偷 (tōu tōu) means "stealthily; secretly; covertly". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 偷偷 means

1. stealthily
2. secretly
3. covertly
4. furtively
5. on the sly

How 偷偷 is used in grammar

偷偷 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Frequency & Manner Adverbs: 偶尔、再次、偷偷 (HSK 5)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 6, adverbs (方式副词).

The characters in 偷偷

• 偷tōuto steal; to pilfer; to snatch
• 偷tōuto steal; to pilfer; to snatch

Example sentences

• 他偷偷做的。
  He did that on the quiet.
• 她是偷偷去的。
  Tā shì tōutōu qù de.
  She went secretly.
• 我偷偷单恋他。
  Wǒ tōutōu dān liàn tā.
  I was secretly in love with him.
• 我偷偷单恋她。
  Wǒ tōutōu dān liàn tā.
  I'm secretly in love with her.
• 学生们偷偷笑。
  The students snickered.
• 我偷偷单恋他们。
  I'm secretly in a one-sided love with them.

Words starting with 偷偷

• 偷偷摸摸tōu tōu mō mō(idiom) surreptitious; sneaky

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read tōu tōu correctly.
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