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zéi
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. thief
  2. 2. traitor
  3. 3. wily
  4. 4. deceitful
  5. 5. evil
  6. 6. extremely

Words Containing 贼

认贼作父
rèn zéi zuò fù

lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal

长尾贼鸥
cháng wěi zéi ōu

(bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)

闹贼
nào zéi

(coll.) to be burglarized

贼窝
zéi wō

thieves' lair

民贼独夫
mín zéi dú fū

tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

逆贼
nì zéi

renegade

中贼鸥
zhōng zéi ōu

(bird species of China) pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)

山贼
shān zéi

brigand

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)

卖国贼
mài guó zéi

traitor

贼死
zéi sǐ

completely

老家贼
lǎo jiā zéi

(dialect) sparrow

马贼
mǎ zéi

horse thief

贼眼
zéi yǎn

shifty gaze

积贼
jī zéi

confirmed thief

蟊贼
máo zéi

insect that damages cereal crop seedlings

篡贼
cuàn zéi

usurper

惯贼
guàn zéi

habitual thief

海贼版
hǎi zéi bǎn

pirate version

擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng

to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)

吸血乌贼
xī xuè wū zéi

vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)

关门捉贼
guān mén zhuō zéi

to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

汉贼不两立
hàn zéi bù liǎng lì

lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[shǔ hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)

奸贼
jiān zéi

a traitor

海贼
hǎi zéi

pirate

叛贼
pàn zéi

renegade

做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū

to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience

窃贼
qiè zéi

thief

胜者王侯败者贼
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi

see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu]

贼眉贼眼
zéi méi zéi yǎn

see 賊眉鼠眼|贼眉鼠眼[zéi méi shǔ yǎn]

飞贼
fēi zéi

cat burglar

抓贼
zhuā zéi

to catch a thief

对着和尚骂贼秃
duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū

lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom)

贼心
zéi xīn

evil intentions

上贼船
shàng zéi chuán

lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)

鸡贼
jī zéi

(dialect) stingy

贼眉鼠眼
zéi méi shǔ yǎn

shifty-eyed

贼船
zéi chuán

pirate ship

误上贼船
wù shàng zéi chuán

lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship

海贼王
hǎi zéi wáng

One Piece (manga and anime)

贼亮
zéi liàng

bright

贼喊捉贼
zéi hǎn zhuō zéi

lit. a thief crying \Stop the thief!\ (idiom)

短尾贼鸥
duǎn wěi zéi ōu

(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)

狗贼
gǒu zéi

(insult) brigand

贼秃
zéi tū

(derog.) Buddhist monk

盗贼
dào zéi

robber

贼头贼脑
zéi tóu zéi nǎo

lit. to behave like a thief

采花贼
cǎi huā zéi

lit. flower thief

麦氏贼鸥
mài shì zéi ōu

(bird species of China) South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)

独夫民贼
dú fū mín zéi

tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

乌贼
wū zéi

cuttlefish

国贼
guó zéi

traitor to the nation

枪乌贼
qiāng wū zéi

squid

作贼
zuò zéi

to be a thief

乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ

rebels and traitors (idiom)