偷

The character "偷" has 11 strokes. "偷" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "偷" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "偷" are "tōu" . View the stroke order of "偷">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "偷"

v.: loaf around; drift along; steal; pilfer; filch; purloin; make off with; find (time)

n.: thief; pilferer; burglar; housebreaker; pickpocket; second-storey man; larcener

adv.: stealthily; secretly; covertly; on the sly

• steal : v.偷盗；窃取；偷偷地向…移动；秘密地向…移动；剽窃；偷吻；意外赢得；巧占先机；偷垒；偷偷地看
• pilfer : v.小偷小摸；少量地偷
• filch : v.偷
• purloin : v.偷
• make off with : 暗杀；拿走；偷走
• thief : n.贼；小偷；偷窃犯
• pilferer : n.小偷
• burglar : n.窃贼；破门盗窃者
• housebreaker : n.强盗ˌ侵入家宅者; 拆屋者
• pickpocket : n.小偷；扒手
• larcener : n.[法]盗窃犯
• stealthily : adv.暗地里；悄悄地
• secretly : adv.秘密地；背地里
• covertly : adv.秘密地；偷偷摸摸地
• on the sly : 偷偷地

Form words with "偷"

偷瞧一眼 steal a glance

Example phrases using "偷"

• 我们猜是他偷了我的汽车。

  We suspect he stole my car.

• 他在朋友的挑唆下偷了钱。

  He stole the money at the instigation of his friends.

• 他招认偷了那辆汽车。

  He admitted having stolen the car.

• 我从未想到你会下贱到偷人家东西（的地步）。

  I never thought you would stoop to stealing.

• 这个抢劫犯看不上偷自行车那种小打小闹的事。

  The robber thinks bicycle theft too petty to practise.

• 扒手偷了我的包。

  I had my pocket picked.

• 他的钱包被偷了。

  His wallet has been stolen.

• 那个人在房屋周围鬼鬼祟祟地转来转去，伺机偷汽车。

  The man sneaked about the house watching for a chance to steal the car.

• 他俩的车在三天时间里都被偷了。

  Both their cars were stolen in the space of three days.

• 他撞见了一个正在偷废金属的团伙。

  He surprised a gang stealing scrap metal.