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dào
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to steal
  2. 2. to rob
  3. 3. to plunder
  4. 4. thief
  5. 5. bandit
  6. 6. robber

Example Sentences

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亦有道。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 533622)

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Words Containing 盗

掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng

lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell

盗采
dào cǎi

to mine (or harvest, log, trap animals etc) illegally

盗匪
dào fěi

bandit

盗墓
dào mù

to rob a tomb

偷盗
tōu dào

to steal

盗龙
dào lóng

Rapator ornitholestoides (dinosaur)

海盗行为
hǎi dào xíng wéi

piracy

辽宁古盗鸟
liáo níng gǔ dào niǎo

Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)

匪盗
fěi dào

bandit

盗窃
dào qiè

to steal

盗版
dào bǎn

pirated

海盗
hǎi dào

pirate

盗猎
dào liè

to poach (illegally hunt game)

盗卖
dào mài

to steal sth and sell it

无事献殷勤,非奸即盗
wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào

one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)

窃盗
qiè dào

theft

防盗门
fáng dào mén

security door

盗图
dào tú

to use an image without permission

失盗
shī dào

to have sth stolen

开门揖盗
kāi mén yī dào

leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

盗取
dào qǔ

to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account)

侠盗猎车手
xiá dào liè chē shǒu

Grand Theft Auto (video game series)

身份盗窃
shēn fèn dào qiè

identity theft

盗薮
dào sǒu

bandits' den

盗伐
dào fá

to unlawfully fell trees

采花大盗
cǎi huā dà dào

lit. flower thief

防盗
fáng dào

to guard against theft

盗版者
dào bǎn zhě

software pirate

伶盗龙
líng dào lóng

velociraptor (dinosaur)

盗用
dào yòng

to use illegitimately

强盗
qiáng dào

to rob (with force)

盗录
dào lù

to pirate (an audio recording, movie etc)

鸡鸣狗盗
jī míng gǒu dào

crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)

侠盗飞车
xiá dào fēi chē

Grand Theft Auto (video game series)

盗贼
dào zéi

robber

盗版党
dào bǎn dǎng

Pirate Party, political movement whose main goal is to reform copyright law in line with the Internet era

监守自盗
jiān shǒu zì dào

to embezzle

古盗鸟
gǔ dào niǎo

Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)

盗汗
dào hàn

night sweats

盗垒
dào lěi

(baseball) to steal a base

盗刷
dào shuā

to fraudulently draw on (sb's credit card account)

欺世盗名
qī shì dào míng

to fool the world and usurp a good name (idiom)

二连巨盗龙
èr lián jù dào lóng

Gigantoraptor erlianensis (a giant bird-like dinosaur found in Erlian in Inner Mongolia)

诲淫诲盗
huì yín huì dào

to promote sex and violence