暗地里
àndìlǐ
secretly; in private
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Example phrases
- 表面上他支持改革，暗地里却不断向反对者传递内部消息。 Biǎomiàn shang tā zhīchí gǎigé, àndìlǐ què búduàn xiàng fǎnduìzhě chuándì nèibù xiāoxi. On the surface he supported the reforms, but secretly he kept passing internal information to opponents.
- 弟弟暗地里把零花钱都存了起来，想给妈妈买礼物。 Dìdi àndìlǐ bǎ línghuāqián dōu cún le qǐlái, xiǎng gěi māma mǎi lǐwù. My brother has been secretly saving all his pocket money to buy Mum a present.
- 大家都在暗地里为他准备生日惊喜。 Dàjiā dōu zài àndìlǐ wèi tā zhǔnbèi shēngrì jīngxǐ. Everyone is secretly preparing a birthday surprise for him.
Related words
- 暗 àn dark; dim
- 暗示 ànshì to hint
- 黑暗 hēi'àn darkness
- 暗中 ànzhōng secretly; in the dark
- 阴暗 yīn'àn dark; gloomy
- 地 de particle linking an adverbial to a verb (-ly)
- 地 dì ground, earth; place
- 地点 dìdiǎn place, location
- 地方 dìfang place
- 地上 dìshang on the ground, on the floor
- 地图 dìtú map
- 草地 cǎodì grassland; lawn