Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 悄然?
悄(qiǎo)然qiǎo rán
Commonly said as: reading 悄 as qiāo
巧然
悄然
What it is
悄然 describes something done silently.
Why it gets said wrong
悄 is third tone in 悄然 and 悄声, but first tone in the reduplicated 悄悄.
Hear it in a sentence
He left without a sound.
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