暗地里 (Chinese PinYin: [àn dì li]; traditional Chinese: 暗地裡) may mean: (1) adv. Secretly; (2) adv. Clandestinely; (3) adv. Stealthily; (4) adj. Covert; (5) adj. In the dark. It can be used in formal and informal Mandarin Chinese. Some common phrases and expressions are: 暗地里搞鬼 (play a deep game), 暗地里破坏 (sabotage).

Literally: 暗 (hidden) + 地 (ground) + 里 (inside)

1. How to pronounce 暗地里?

Chinese Pinyin: [àn dì li]

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 暗地里

Synonyms: 背地里, 私下地, 暗自地,

Antonyms: 明面上, 表面上,

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 暗地里

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Collocation: 暗地里搞鬼 (play a deep game), 暗地里破坏 (sabotage),

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4. How to use 暗地里 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 暗地里.

4.1 所谓的“地下铁道”并非是真正的铁路，它是一个组织，这是一个暗地里帮助奴隶逃往北方的组织。

Translation: That was not a real railroad. It was an organization of people who secretly helped slaves escape to the North.

4.2 我们很关心手机中的定位……我们担心一些14岁的少年被暗地里跟踪，然后发生某些恐怖的事情。

Translation: We worry a lot about location in phones… We worry that some 14-year-old gets stalked and something terrible happens to them.

4.3 型军国主义军团于是形成，并暗地里取得了政治派别和权力优势。

Translation: Large militaristic legions were formed and gained the edge in covert political persuasion and power.

4.4 执法部门暗地里在跟踪目标的汽车上安装设备。

Translation: Law enforcement secretly installs the tracking device on a target’s car.

4.5 有些男孩子暗地里吸烟。

Translation: Some boys smoke on the sly.

4.6 这些寄生虫一样的公司暗地里跟踪我们的上网活动，寻找消费行为和地理位置信息

Translation: These parasitic firms covertly track our web-browsing activities, search behavior and geolocation information.

4.7 她暗地里辅导农民的孩子，以使他们在某一天也能掌握自己的命运。

Translation: She also secretly tutored peasant children so that they, too, could one day obtain control of their own destinies.

4.8 难道是政府暗地里废除了物理定律？

Translation: Has the Government secretly repealed the laws of physics?

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