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Hanzi

賊 / 贼

Traditional
賊
Simplified
贼

thief/traitor/wily/deceitful/evil/extremely

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

zéi

Bopomofo

ㄗㄟˊ

Jyutping

caak2

Example sentences

賊 / 贼 zéi
警察在街上抓到了一個小賊。
警察在街上抓到了一个小贼。

The police caught a petty thief on the street.

撬 qiào
賊把門鎖撬開了。
贼把门锁撬开了。

The thief pried the door lock open.

盜賊 / 盗贼 dàozéi
小說中的盜賊在夜色中潛入城堡，偷走了王冠。
小说中的盗贼在夜色中潜入城堡，偷走了王冠。

In the novel, a thief slipped into the castle under cover of night and stole the crown.

竊賊 / 窃贼 qièzéi
竊賊趁著黑夜潛入了那棟別墅。
窃贼趁著黑夜潜入了那栋别墅。

The thief snuck into that villa under the cover of night.

法辦 / 法办 fǎbàn
警方將這名竊賊移送法辦。
警方将这名窃贼移送法办。

The police transferred this thief to be punished according to law.

Example Vocabulary

海賊

賊

zei2

thief; traitor; wicked; very

國賊

guo2'zei2

山賊

烏賊

wu1'zei2

盜賊

dao4'zei2

thief; robber; bandit, especially in literary or historical contexts

竊賊

qie4'zei2

thief; burglar

作賊

奸賊

jian1'zei2

海賊王

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