偷
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Definitions
- 1. to steal
- 2. to pilfer
- 3. to snatch
- 4. thief
- 5. stealthily
Words Containing 偷
stealthily
to goof off
to peep
to peep
thief
to be law-abiding (idiom)
much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
surreptitious; sneaky
to surreptitiously add (sth that shouldn't be there)
to steal
to steal
to eat on the sly
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
to shirk responsibility
to skimp on the job
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
to carry on a clandestine love affair
to skive off work
to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
to dump illegally
to substitute on the sly
lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
illegal immigration
smuggled illegal alien
to evade (taxes)
(of a woman) to take a lover
(of a woman) to take a lover
to poach
poacher
to live without purpose
to steal
to take a furtive look at
tax evasion
to take some time out
voyeur
to steal
to laugh up one's sleeve
to eavesdrop
to cheat on one's spouse
to mount a sneak attack
to smuggle
to snatch a moment of leisure
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ]
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
habitual thief
\monkey steals the peach\ (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other
seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)