tōu

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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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Words Containing 偷

偷偷
tōu tōu

stealthily

偷懒
tōu lǎn

to goof off

偷看
tōu kàn

to peep

偷窥
tōu kuī

to peep

小偷
xiǎo tōu

thief

不偷不抢
bù tōu bù qiǎng

to be law-abiding (idiom)

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)

偷偷摸摸
tōu tōu mō mō

surreptitious; sneaky

偷加
tōu jiā

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

偷去
tōu qù

to steal

偷取
tōu qǔ

to steal

偷吃
tōu chī

to eat on the sly

偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì

to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)

偷安
tōu ān

to shirk responsibility

偷工
tōu gōng

to skimp on the job

偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào

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

偷情
tōu qíng

to carry on a clandestine love affair

偷惰
tōu duò

to skive off work

偷拍
tōu pāi

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

偷排
tōu pái

to dump illegally

偷换
tōu huàn

to substitute on the sly

偷梁换柱
tōu liáng huàn zhù

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

偷渡
tōu dù

illegal immigration

偷渡者
tōu dù zhě

smuggled illegal alien

偷漏
tōu lòu

to evade (taxes)

偷汉
tōu hàn

(of a woman) to take a lover

偷汉子
tōu hàn zi

(of a woman) to take a lover

偷猎
tōu liè

to poach

偷猎者
tōu liè zhě

poacher

偷生
tōu shēng

to live without purpose

偷盗
tōu dào

to steal

偷眼
tōu yǎn

to take a furtive look at

偷税
tōu shuì

tax evasion

偷空
tōu kòng

to take some time out

偷窥狂
tōu kuī kuáng

voyeur

偷窃
tōu qiè

to steal

偷笑
tōu xiào

to laugh up one's sleeve

偷听
tōu tīng

to eavesdrop

偷腥
tōu xīng

to cheat on one's spouse

偷袭
tōu xí

to mount a sneak attack

偷运
tōu yùn

to smuggle

偷闲
tōu xián

to snatch a moment of leisure

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]

偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)

偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù

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

忍垢偷生
rěn gòu tōu shēng

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

忍辱偷生
rěn rǔ tōu shēng

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

惯偷
guàn tōu

habitual thief

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

苟且偷安
gǒu qiě tōu ān

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

苟且偷生
gǒu qiě tōu shēng

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

凿壁偷光
záo bì tōu guāng

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