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Information of 偷

Pinyin tōu

Radical

亻

Strokes

11 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to steal / to pilfer

偷 tōu 1. 窃取，趁人不知时拿人东西。 Stealing; taking things from others when they are unaware. 例: 偷窃 (to steal). 偷吃 (to eat secretly). 小偷儿 (thief). 2. 行动瞒着人。 Acting secretly; doing things while hiding from others. 例: 偷偷 (secretly). 偷看 (to peek). 偷听 (to eavesdrop). 偷渡 (to smuggle across). 偷袭 (to launch a surprise attack). 偷税 (to evade taxes). 偷天换日 (to change major things in secret to deceive others). 3. 抽出时间。 Finding or squeezing out time. 例: 偷空儿 (to spare some time). 偷暇 (to take a break). 偷闲 (to steal leisure). 4. 苟且。 To be frivolous or opportunistic. 例: 偷安 (to live carelessly). 偷生 (to scrape by). 偷幸 (to take chances). 偷合苟容 (to cater to others' interests for acceptance; also known as "to curry favor"). 形本义: 苟且; 马虎 Original meaning: Careless; negligent. 1. 同本义 ([En.] drift along) 2. 浅薄; 不厚道 ([En.] dishonest) 动 1. 轻视 ([En.] despise) 2. 取 ([En.] take) 3. 窃取 ([En.] pilfer; steal) 4. 偷情; 私通 ([En.] commit adultery) 5. 突然地或急速地抽出 ([En.] snatch) 6. 设法避免、不履行 ([En.] evade) 7. 抽出、挤出 ([En.] take off) 名盗窃他人钱物的人 ([En.] thief) 副 1. 秘密，暗地里 ([En.] in secret) 例: 偷睛 (to peep secretly); 偷耳 (to listen secretly); 偷往 (to sneak away). 2. 出其不意 ([En.] by surprise) 例: 偷营 (to sneak into a camp); 偷袭 (to launch a surprise attack).

偷看 tōu kàn

to peep / to peek / to steal a glance

偷袭 tōu xí

to mount a sneak attack / to raid

小偷 xiǎo tōu

thief

偷盗 tōu dào

to steal

偷听 tōu tīng

to eavesdrop / to monitor (secretly)

偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu mō mō

surreptitious / sneaky

偷眼 tōu yǎn

to take a furtive look at

偷税 tōu shuì

tax evasion

偷懒 tōu lǎn

to goof off / to be lazy

偷生 tōu shēng

to live without purpose

偷情 tōu qíng

to carry on a clandestine love affair

偷渡 tōu dù

illegal immigration / to stowaway (on a ship) / to steal across the international border / to run a blockade

偷窃 tōu qiè

to steal / to pilfer

偷人 tōu rén

commit adultery

偷鸡摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs

偷走 tōu zǒu

appropriate / rob / mooch / run off / walk off with

偷窥 tōu kuī

to peep / to peek / to act as voyeur

偷工减料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) / jerry-building / sloppy work

偷偷 tōu tōu

stealthily / secretly / covertly / furtively / on the sly

苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng

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

苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān

seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself / taking things easily without attending to responsibilities

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[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]