Hanzi
Traditional
偷
Simplified
偷

to steal/to pilfer/to snatch/thief/stealthily

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

tōu

Bopomofo

ㄊㄡ

Jyutping

tau1

Example sentences

偷 tōu
有人在公車上偷了他的錢包。
有人在公车上偷了他的钱包。

Someone stole his wallet on the bus.

老鼠 lǎoshǔ
那隻老鼠在廚房偷吃東西。
那只老鼠在厨房偷吃东西。

That mouse is stealing food in the kitchen.

偷偷 tōutōu
他偷偷地離開了房間。
他偷偷地离开了房间。

He secretly left the room.

捂 wǔ
她捂著嘴巴偷偷地笑。

She covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

偷懶 / 偷懒 tōulǎn
他在工作時偷懶。
他在工作时偷懒。

He slacks off while working.

小偷 xiǎotōu
警察抓住了那個小偷。
警察抓住了那个小偷。

The police caught that thief.

抓 zhuā
警察抓住了小偷。

The police caught the thief.

Example Vocabulary

偷

tou1

to steal; secretly

偷偷

tou1'tou1

secretly; stealthily

偷吃

tou1'chi1

偷懶

tou1'lan3

to be lazy; to slack off; to loaf

偷拍

偷笑

tou1'xiao4

小偷

xiao3'tou1

thief

偷偷摸摸

tou1'tou1'mo1'mo1

偷去

偷取

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