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Meaning of 偷

Pinyin tōu

Radical

亻

Strokes

Definition

to steal / to pilfer

Usage

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偷 tōu 动词、名词、副词、形容词 1. 窃取，趁人不知时拿人东西 [En.] To pilfer, to take someone's things when they are unaware. 2. 行动瞒着人 [En.] To act secretly from others. 3. 抽出时间 [En.] To carve out time. 4. 苟且 [En.] To be desultory; to be careless. 详细释义： 1. 窃取，趁人不知时拿人东西：偷窃。偷吃。小偷儿。 [En.] Stealing, taking things when others do not know: to steal. To take food without permission. A little thief. 2. 行动瞒着人：偷偷。偷看。偷听。偷渡。偷袭。偷税。偷天换日（喻暗中改变重大事物的真相以欺骗别人）。 [En.] Acting secretly: to do something secretly. To look secretly. To eavesdrop. To smuggle. To launch a surprise attack. To evade tax. To change critical truths in secret to deceive others. 3. 抽出时间：偷空儿。偷暇。偷闲。 [En.] To carve out free time: to sneak in some spare time. 4. 苟且：偷安。偷生。偷幸。偷合苟容（苟且迎合别人的意思以求容身。亦称“偷合取容”）。 [En.] To be careless: to seek complacency. To live in a precarious state. To hedge or cater to others for acceptance (commonly referred to as "taking refuge through compromise"). 形容词用法：同本义 [En.] Same basic meaning: to drift along. 浅薄; 不厚道 [En.] Shallow; dishonest. 动词用法： 1. 轻视 [En.] To despise. 2. 取 [En.] To take. 3. 窃取 [En.] To pilfer; to steal. 4. 偷情; 私通 [En.] To commit adultery; to have an illicit affair. 5. 突然地或急速地抽出 [En.] To snatch suddenly or quickly. 6. 设法避免、不履行（某种义务） [En.] To evade (a certain obligation). 7. 抽出、挤出（时间等） [En.] To carve out or squeeze out (time, etc.). 名词用法：盗窃他人钱物的人 [En.] A person who steals others' property (thief). 副词用法： 1. 秘密，暗地里 [En.] In secret. 2. 出其不意 [En.] By surprise.

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]