# 偷偷 (tōutōu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 偷偷 (tōutōu) means “secretly; quietly; on the sly”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: secretly; quietly; on the sly
- Pinyin: tōutōu (tou1 tou1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 她偷偷给妈妈买了礼物。
  Tā tōutōu gěi māma mǎi le lǐwù.
  She secretly bought a gift for her mother.

## Characters

- [偷](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-steal/) (tōu): to steal; (bound form) thief

https://hanziro.com/word/tou-tou-secretly/

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