背地

bèidì
  1. secretly
  2. in private
  3. behind someone's back

CEDICT

in secret; in private; surreptitiously; behind someone's back; privately; on the sly

Wiktionary

暗中、私下。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 背 bèi
  1. the back of a body or object
  2. to turn one's back
  3. to hide something from
  4. to learn by heart
  5. to recite from memory
  6. (slang) unlucky
  7. hard of hearing
2 地 dì
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier: 片

Containing this entry

光背地鸫 guāngbèidìdōng (bird species of China) plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima)
背地里 bèidìli behind sb's back; secretly
褐背地山雀 hèbèidìshānquè (bird species of China) ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis)
背地里 bèidìlǐ

Related entries

暗暗 ànàn
  1. secretly
  2. inwardly
偷偷 tōutōu
  1. stealthily
  2. secretly
  3. covertly
  4. furtively
  5. on the sly
他偷偷做的。

He did it on the sly.

He did that on the quiet.

Source: Tatoeba

私底下 sīdǐxia
  1. privately
  2. secretly
  3. confidentially
窃 qiè
  1. to steal
  2. secretly
  3. (humble) I
他在行竊的時後被發現。

He was detected in the very act of stealing.

Source: Tatoeba

窃窃 qièqiè
  1. privately
  2. secretly
  3. unobtrusively
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