蹑手蹑脚 / 躡手躡腳

niè shǒu niè jiǎo

Meaning

• to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)

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Example sentences

• 汤姆悄悄地打开了门，蹑手蹑脚地走进了房间。

  湯姆悄悄地打開了門，躡手躡腳地走進了房間。

  tāng mǔ qiāo qiāo dì dǎ kāi le mén， niè shǒu niè jiǎo dì zǒu jìn le fáng jiān。

  Tom quietly opened the door and tiptoed into the room.

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