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悄然 (qiǎo rán): Quietly (adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

悄 • qiǎo • quiet, silent, sad
qiǎo悄

quiet, silent, sad

然 • rán • correct; to be so; like that
rán然

correct; to be so; like that

Word Info

Pinyinqiǎo rán
Meaningquietly; stealthily
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 悄然.

Words with 悄
  • 悄悄qiāo qiāoquietly; whisper; on the quiet
  • 悄悄的qiǎo qiǎo dequietly; stealthily
  • 悄悄话qiāo qiāo huàwhisper; private words
  • 悄无声息qiǎo wú shēng xīsilently, without a sound
Words with 然
  • 虽然suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)
  • 当然dāng ránof course
  • 然后rán hòuand then; after that
  • 突然tū ránsuddenly
仍然
réng rán
still
  • 既然jì ránsince
  • 然而rán érhowever
  • 竟然jìng rán[indicates unexpectedness]
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    Example Sentences with 悄然

    Tā他
    qiǎo悄
    rán然
    lí离
    kāi开
    le了
    fáng房
    jiān间
    。
    He quietly left the room.
    Chūn春
    tiān天
    qiǎo悄
    rán然
    lái来
    lín临
    。
    Spring quietly arrived.
    Tā她
    qiǎo悄
    rán然
    liú流
    xià下
    le了
    yǎn眼
    lèi泪
    。
    She silently shed tears.