偷窃 meaning in English
to steal; to pilfer
Traditional 偷竊20 strokes
Meaning of 偷窃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tōuqiè
- to steal
- to pilfer
偷窃 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他以偷窃罪入狱。
He was in prison on a charge of robbery.
萨米因为偷窃被炒了鱿鱼。
Sami was fired from his job for stealing.
饥饿促使他偷窃。
Hunger urged him to steal.
Stroke order for each character
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偷 tōu · to steal · 11 strokes
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窃 qiè · to steal · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 偷窃.
| 偷偷 | tōutōu | stealthily; secretly |
| 小偷儿 | xiǎotōur | erhua form of 小偷[xiao3 tou1] |
| 偷看 | tōukàn | to peep; to peek |
| 盗窃 | dàoqiè | to steal |
| 窃取 | qièqǔ | to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc) |
| 偷窥 | tōukuī | to peep; to peek |
| 偷懒 | tōulǎn | to be lazy when effort is expected; to slack off |
| 小偷 | xiǎotōu | thief |
| 窃听 | qiètīng | to eavesdrop; to wiretap |
| 偷听 | tōutīng | to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly) |
| 窃听器 | qiètīngqì | tapping device; bug |
| 偷袭 | tōuxí | to mount a sneak attack; to raid |
Questions about 偷窃
What does 偷窃 mean?
偷窃 (tōuqiè) means "to steal; to pilfer".
How do you write 偷窃?
偷窃 is made of 2 characters: 偷 (11 strokes), 窃 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
How is 偷窃 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 偷窃 is written 偷竊.