偷听 meaning in English

tōutīng

to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)

Traditional 偷聽18 strokes

Meaning of 偷听

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tōutīng
  1. to eavesdrop
  2. to monitor (secretly)

偷听 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ没méi想xiǎng偷tōu听tīng的de。
I didn't mean to eavesdrop.
你nǐ在zài偷tōu听tīng。
You were eavesdropping.
汤tāng姆mǔ在zài偷tōu听tīng。
Tom's eavesdropping.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

偷 tōu · to steal · 11 strokes

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听 tīng · to listen to · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 偷听.

听到tīngdàoto hear
听见tīngjiànto hear
好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
听写tīngxiě(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by
听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
难听nántīngunpleasant to hear; coarse
听讲tīngjiǎngto attend a lecture; to listen to a talk
打听dǎtingto ask about; to make some inquiries
听众tīngzhòngaudience; listeners
收听shōutīngto listen to (a radio broadcast)
听力tīnglìhearing; listening ability
偷偷tōutōustealthily; secretly

Questions about 偷听

What does 偷听 mean?

偷听 (tōutīng) means "to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)".

How do you write 偷听?

偷听 is made of 2 characters: 偷 (11 strokes), 听 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

How is 偷听 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 偷听 is written 偷聽.