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蹑手蹑脚

niè shǒu niè jiǎo

4-character word Traditional 躡手躡腳

What 蹑手蹑脚 means

1. to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)

The characters in 蹑手蹑脚

• 蹑nièto walk on tiptoe; to walk quietly; to tread (on)
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 蹑nièto walk on tiptoe; to walk quietly; to tread (on)
• 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)

Example sentences

• 汤姆悄悄地打开了门，蹑手蹑脚地走进了房间。
  Tom quietly opened the door and tiptoed into the room.