qiǎo​rán

quietly

悄然 qiǎo​rán
quietly adverb
in a quiet or silent manner

夜色悄然降临

yè​sè qiǎo​rán jiàng​lín.

Night fell quietly.

sorrowfully adverb
in a sad or sorrowful manner

When she thought of the sad parts, she couldn't help but shed silent tears.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.980 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
8.85 per million

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