偷听 偷聽
偷听 偷聽 tōu tīng ㄊㄡ ㄊㄧㄥ tau1 teng1
- to eavesdrop
- to monitor (secretly)
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偷
- 偷偷 tōu tōu ㄊㄡ ㄊㄡ tau1 tau1 stealthily
- 偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn ㄊㄡ ㄌㄢˇ tau1 laan5 to goof off
- 偷渡 tōu dù ㄊㄡ ㄉㄨˋ tau1 dou6 illegal immigration
- 偷看 tōu kàn ㄊㄡ ㄎㄢˋ tau1 hon3 to peep
- 偷窥 偷窺 tōu kuī ㄊㄡ ㄎㄨㄟ tau1 kwai1 to peep
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- 小偷 xiǎo tōu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ siu2 tau1 thief
- 小偷儿 小偷兒 xiǎo tōu r ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ ㄦ siu2 tau1 ji4 erhua form of 小偷
- 偷人 tōu rén ㄊㄡ ㄖㄣˊ tau1 jan4 (of a married woman) to cheat on her husband; to have an affair
- 偷加 tōu jiā ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧㄚ tau1 gaa1 to surreptitiously add (sth that shouldn't be there)
- 偷去 tōu qù ㄊㄡ ㄑㄩˋ tau1 heoi3 to steal
- 偷取 tōu qǔ ㄊㄡ ㄑㄩˇ tau1 ceoi2 to steal
- 偷吃 tōu chī ㄊㄡ ㄔ tau1 hek3 to eat on the sly
- 偷子 tōu zi ㄊㄡ ˙ㄗ tau1 zi2 thief
- 偷安 tōu ān ㄊㄡ ㄢ tau1 on1 to shirk responsibility
- 偷工 tōu gōng ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ tau1 gung1 to skimp on the job
- 偷师 偷師 tōu shī ㄊㄡ ㄕ tau1 si1 to steal techniques; to learn secretly from sb else's skills or methods
- 偷情 tōu qíng ㄊㄡ ㄑㄧㄥˊ tau1 cing4 to carry on a clandestine love affair
- 偷惰 tōu duò ㄊㄡ ㄉㄨㄛˋ tau1 do6 to skive off work
- 偷拍 tōu pāi ㄊㄡ ㄆㄞ tau1 paak3 to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent
- 偷排 tōu pái ㄊㄡ ㄆㄞˊ tau1 paai4 to dump illegally
听 聽
- 倾听 傾聽 qīng tīng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄥ king1 ting1 to listen attentively
- 动听 動聽 dòng tīng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥ dung6 ting1 pleasant to listen to
- 好听 好聽 hǎo tīng ㄏㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄥ hou2 teng1 pleasant to hear
- 打听 打聽 dǎ ting ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄧㄥ daa2 ting1 to ask about
- 接听 接聽 jiē tīng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄧㄥ zip3 teng1 to answer the phone
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- 收听 收聽 shōu tīng ㄕㄡ ㄊㄧㄥ sau1 teng1 to listen to (a radio broadcast)
- 旁听 旁聽 páng tīng ㄆㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄥ pong4 ting1 to sit in on (proceedings)
- 听到 聽到 tīng dào ㄊㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˋ teng1 dou3 to hear
- 听力 聽力 tīng lì ㄊㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ ting1 lik6 hearing
- 听取 聽取 tīng qǔ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ting1 ceoi2 to hear (news); to listen to
- 听写 聽寫 tīng xiě ㄊㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ting1 se2 (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation
- 听从 聽從 tīng cóng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ting1 cung4 to listen and obey
- 听众 聽眾 tīng zhòng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ting1 zung3 audience
- 听见 聽見 tīng jiàn ㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ teng1 gin3 to hear
- 听话 聽話 tīng huà ㄊㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teng1 waa6 to do what one is told
- 听说 聽說 tīng shuō ㄊㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄛ ting1 syut3 to hear (sth said)
- 听讲 聽講 tīng jiǎng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˇ teng1 gong2 to attend a lecture
- 难听 難聽 nán tīng ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥ naan4 teng1 unpleasant to hear
- 听起来 聽起來 tīng qi lai ㄊㄧㄥ ˙ㄑㄧ ˙ㄌㄞ ting1 hei2 loi4 to sound like
- 骇人听闻 駭人聽聞 hài rén tīng wén ㄏㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊ haai5 jan4 ting1 man4 shocking
Idioms with these characters
- 不偷不抢 不偷不搶 bù tōu bù qiǎng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄤˇ bat1 tau1 bat1 coeng2 to be law-abiding (idiom)
- 苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄢ gau2 ce2 tau1 on1 seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
- 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1 to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
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- 忙里偷闲 忙裡偷閑 máng lǐ tōu xián ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4 (idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule
- 忍垢偷生 rěn gòu tōu shēng ㄖㄣˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ jan2 gau3 tau1 sang1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
- 忍辱偷生 rěn rǔ tōu shēng ㄖㄣˇ ㄖㄨˇ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ jan2 juk6 tau1 sang1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
- 偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 偷鸡摸狗 偷雞摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄡˇ tau1 gai1 mo2 gau2 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
- 偷梁换柱 偷梁換柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù ㄊㄡ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ tau1 loeng4 wun6 cyu5 lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
- 偷天换日 偷天換日 tōu tiān huàn rì ㄊㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄖˋ tau1 tin1 wun6 jat6 to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
- 垂帘听政 垂簾聽政 chuí lián tīng zhèng ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄥˋ seoi4 lim4 ting3 zing3 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
- 混淆视听 混淆視聽 hùn xiáo shì tīng ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄊㄧㄥ wan6 ngaau4 si6 ting1 to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
- 屡劝不听 屢勸不聽 lǚ quàn bù tīng ㄌㄩˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥ leoi5 hyun3 bat1 teng1 (idiom) refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible
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- 耸人听闻 聳人聽聞 sǒng rén tīng wén ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊ sung2 jan4 ting1 man4 to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
- 听而不闻 聽而不聞 tīng ér bù wén ㄊㄧㄥ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ ting1 ji4 bat1 man4 to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
- 听天安命 聽天安命 tīng tiān ān mìng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ting3 tin1 on1 ming6 to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom)
- 听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān yóu mìng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6 (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
- 听之任之 聽之任之 tīng zhī rèn zhī ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄖㄣˋ ㄓ ting3 zi1 jam6 zi1 (idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)
- 妄言妄听 妄言妄聽 wàng yán wàng tīng ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄥ mong5 jin4 mong5 ting1 unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
- 娓娓动听 娓娓動聽 wěi wěi dòng tīng ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥ mei5 mei5 dung6 ting1 (idiom) to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner
Example sentences
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你 在 偷听 偷聽 。
You were eavesdropping.
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汤姆 湯姆 在 偷听 偷聽 。
Tom's eavesdropping.
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我 没 沒 想 偷听 偷聽 的 。
I didn't mean to eavesdrop.
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