Tom sneaked up behind Mary.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
鬼鬼祟祟
(idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
(idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 鬼鬼祟祟 actually appears in real sentences.
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No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 鬼鬼祟祟.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 鬼鬼祟祟.
Directly before
- 汤姆鬼鬼祟祟1
- 路边鬼鬼祟祟1
Directly after
- 鬼鬼祟祟地溜近1
- 鬼鬼祟祟地1
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 鬼鬼祟祟
What does 鬼鬼祟祟 mean in Chinese?
鬼鬼祟祟 (guǐguǐsuìsuì) means (idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive.
How do you pronounce 鬼鬼祟祟?
鬼鬼祟祟 is pronounced guǐguǐsuìsuì.
Is 鬼鬼祟祟 an HSK word?
鬼鬼祟祟 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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