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窃窃私语 (竊竊私語)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

窃窃私语 [qièqièsīyǔ]
  1. 1. Whisper; talk privately or secretly.
    不要在老师讲课时窃窃私语
    Don’t whisper when the teacher is lecturing.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

窃窃私语 [qièqièsīyǔ]
  1. 1. 私下里说悄悄话
    他俩躲在一边窃窃私语

Examples

他俩躲在一边窃窃私语
窃窃私语
I heard whispers outside my window.
我听见了窗外窃窃私语的声音。
He speaks in a low voice, on occasions barely above a whisper.
他说话声音很小,有时小得如同窃窃私语一般。

Word Decomposition


[qiè]
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[qiè]
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[sī]
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[yǔ]

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