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