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偷偷

tōutōu

secretly

A person tiptoeing behind a curtain
Memory picture

Character

偷 tōu

Strokes
11
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 俞 to consent, to approve
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他偷偷笑了。 Tā tōutōu xiào le. He laughed secretly.
  • 她偷偷看我。 Tā tōutōu kàn wǒ. She looks at me secretly.
  • 别偷偷吃糖。 Bié tōutōu chī táng. Do not secretly eat candy.

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