窃取 meaning in English

qièqǔ

to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 竊取17 strokes

Meaning of 窃取

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qièqǔ
  1. to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)

窃取 in example sentences

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

投tóu资zī者zhě把bǎ他tā客kè户hù的de资zī金jīn窃qiè取qǔ了le.
The investor stole the capital of his client.

Stroke order for each character

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

窃 qiè · to steal · 9 strokes

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  9. 9

取 qǔ · to take · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 窃取.

取得qǔdéto acquire; to get; to obtain
取消qǔxiāoto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
采取cǎiqǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
争取zhēngqǔto fight for; to strive for
获取huòqǔto gain; to get; to acquire
录取lùqǔto accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to
夺取duóqǔto seize; to capture
听取tīngqǔto hear (news); to listen to
收取shōuqǔto receive; to collect
领取lǐngqǔto receive; to draw; to get
取款机qǔkuǎnjīATM
取款qǔkuǎnto withdraw money from a bank

Questions about 窃取

What does 窃取 mean?

窃取 (qièqǔ) means "to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 窃取?

窃取 is made of 2 characters: 窃 (9 strokes), 取 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 窃取 an HSK word?

Yes. 窃取 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 窃取 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 窃取 is written 竊取.