行窃 meaning in English

xíngqiè

to steal; to commit a robbery

Traditional 行竊15 strokes

Meaning of 行窃

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xíngqiè
  1. to steal
  2. to commit a robbery

行窃 in example sentences

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

他tā在zài行háng窃qiè的de时shí后hòu被bèi发fā现xiàn。
He was detected in the very act of stealing.

Stroke order for each character

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

行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

窃 qiè · to steal · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 行窃.

不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question
进行jìnxíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
行为xíngwéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
银行yínhángbank
旅行lǚxíngto travel; journey; trip
举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
流行liúxíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc)
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bike
行人xíngrénpedestrian; traveler on foot
银行卡yínhángkǎbank card
飞行fēixíngto fly; flight

Questions about 行窃

What does 行窃 mean?

行窃 (xíngqiè) means "to steal; to commit a robbery".

How do you write 行窃?

行窃 is made of 2 characters: 行 (6 strokes), 窃 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

How is 行窃 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 行窃 is written 行竊.