# 暗地里 (àndìli)

In Mandarin Chinese, 暗地里 (àndìli) means “secretly; inwardly; on the sly”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: secretly; inwardly; on the sly
- Pinyin: àndìli (an4 di4 li5)
- Traditional: 暗地裡
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他一直在暗地里帮助大家。
  Tā yīzhí zài àndìli bāngzhù dàjiā.
  He has been secretly helping everyone.

## Characters

- [暗](https://hanziro.com/word/an-dark/) (àn): dark; to turn dark
- [地](https://hanziro.com/word/de-adverbial-marker/) (de): (particle) adverbial marker
- [里](https://hanziro.com/word/li-inside/) (lǐ): inside; in

https://hanziro.com/word/an-di-li-secretly/

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