偷窃 偷竊
偷窃 偷竊 tōu qiè ㄊㄡ ㄑㄧㄝˋ tau1 sit3
- to steal
- to pilfer
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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
Show 15 more words with 偷
- 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
窃 竊
- 盗窃 盜竊 dào qiè ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ dou6 sit3 to steal
- 窃取 竊取 qiè qǔ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩˇ sit3 ceoi2 to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)
- 窃贼 竊賊 qiè zéi ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄟˊ sit3 caak6 thief
- 剽窃 剽竊 piāo qiè ㄆㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄝˋ piu5 sit3 to plunder
- 失窃 失竊 shī qiè ㄕ ㄑㄧㄝˋ sat1 sit3 to lose by theft
Show 15 more words with 窃 竊
- 惯窃 慣竊 guàn qiè ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ gwaan3 sit3 habitual thief
- 扒窃 扒竊 pá qiè ㄆㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄝˋ paa4 sit3 to steal
- 撬窃 撬竊 qiào qiè ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ giu6 sit3 burglary
- 攘窃 攘竊 rǎng qiè ㄖㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ joeng4 sit3 to usurp
- 窃喜 竊喜 qiè xǐ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧˇ sit3 hei2 to be secretly delighted
- 窃嫌 竊嫌 qiè xián ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sit3 jim4 suspected thief (Tw)
- 窃密 竊密 qiè mì ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧˋ sit3 mat6 to steal secret information
- 窃据 竊據 qiè jù ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩˋ sit3 geoi3 to usurp
- 窃权 竊權 qiè quán ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ sit3 kyun4 to usurp authority
- 窃盗 竊盜 qiè dào ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄠˋ sit3 dou6 theft
- 窃窃 竊竊 qiè qiè ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ sit3 sit3 privately
- 窃笑 竊笑 qiè xiào ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ sit3 siu3 to snigger
- 窃声 竊聲 qiè shēng ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄥ sit3 sing1 in a whisper
- 窃听 竊聽 qiè tīng ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄧㄥ sit3 ting1 to eavesdrop
- 篡窃 篡竊 cuàn qiè ㄘㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ saan3 sit3 to usurp
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
Show 7 more idioms with 偷
- 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)
Example sentences
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饥饿 飢餓 促使 他 偷窃 偷竊 。
Hunger urged him to steal.
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他 以 偷窃 偷竊 罪 入狱 入獄 。
He was in prison on a charge of robbery.
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萨 薩 米 因为 因為 偷窃 偷竊 被 炒 了 鱿鱼 魷魚 。
Sami was fired from his job for stealing.
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