The boys were whispering; I knew they were up to something.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
窃窃私语
(idiom) to whisper
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
(idiom) to whisper
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 窃窃私语 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 窃窃私语 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 窃窃私语.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 窃窃私语.
Directly before
- 们窃窃私语1
- 他窃窃私语1
Directly after
- No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 窃窃私语
What does 窃窃私语 mean in Chinese?
窃窃私语 (qièqièsīyǔ) means (idiom) to whisper.
How do you pronounce 窃窃私语?
窃窃私语 is pronounced qièqièsīyǔ.
Is 窃窃私语 an HSK word?
窃窃私语 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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