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tōu
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. to steal
  2. 2. to pilfer
  3. 3. to snatch
  4. 4. thief
  5. 5. stealthily

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 512070)

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Words Containing 偷

偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù

lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering

偷腥
tōu xīng

to cheat on one's spouse

偷猎
tōu liè

to poach

偷渡
tōu dù

illegal immigration

偷汉
tōu hàn

(of a woman) to take a lover

凿壁偷光
záo bì tōu guāng

lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)

偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)

偷加
tōu jiā

to surreptitiously add (sth that shouldn't be there)

偷窥
tōu kuī

to peep

惯偷
guàn tōu

habitual thief

偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ

lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)

偷盗
tōu dào

to steal

苟且偷生
gǒu qiě tōu shēng

to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

偷生
tōu shēng

to live without purpose

偷取
tōu qǔ

to steal

偷鸡不着蚀把米
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ

see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ]

不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记
bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì

much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)

偷惰
tōu duò

to skive off work

偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì

to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)

偷闲
tōu xián

to snatch a moment of leisure

猴子偷桃
hóu zi tōu táo

\monkey steals the peach\ (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other

偷猎者
tōu liè zhě

poacher

偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)

偷渡者
tōu dù zhě

smuggled illegal alien

忍垢偷生
rěn gòu tōu shēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

偷运
tōu yùn

to smuggle

偷漏
tōu lòu

to evade (taxes)

偷工
tōu gōng

to skimp on the job

偷眼
tōu yǎn

to take a furtive look at

偷汉子
tōu hàn zi

(of a woman) to take a lover

偷梁换柱
tōu liáng huàn zhù

lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column

偷偷
tōu tōu

stealthily

偷听
tōu tīng

to eavesdrop

小偷
xiǎo tōu

thief

苟且偷安
gǒu qiě tōu ān

seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself

偷懒
tōu lǎn

to goof off

偷窃
tōu qiè

to steal

偷笑
tōu xiào

to laugh up one's sleeve

不偷不抢
bù tōu bù qiǎng

to be law-abiding (idiom)

忍辱偷生
rěn rǔ tōu shēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

偷窥狂
tōu kuī kuáng

voyeur

偷安
tōu ān

to shirk responsibility

偷吃
tōu chī

to eat on the sly

偷偷摸摸
tōu tōu mō mō

surreptitious; sneaky

偷袭
tōu xí

to mount a sneak attack

偷去
tōu qù

to steal

偷空
tōu kòng

to take some time out

偷换
tōu huàn

to substitute on the sly

偷税
tōu shuì

tax evasion

偷拍
tōu pāi

to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge

偷排
tōu pái

to dump illegally

偷情
tōu qíng

to carry on a clandestine love affair

偷看
tōu kàn

to peep