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  1. to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)

Characters

  • 蹑 (躡): to walk on tiptoe; to walk quietly; to tread (on); to follow
  • 手 (手): hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
  • 蹑 (躡): to walk on tiptoe; to walk quietly; to tread (on); to follow
  • 脚 (腳): foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]; classifier for kicks

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Examples

汤姆悄悄地打开了门,蹑手蹑脚地走进了房间。

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