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贼
zéi
thief, traitor; cunning, sly
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HSK 6
10 strokes
Common (20%)
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⿰贝戎
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Words Using 贼 (51)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
贼
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zéi
thief / traitor / wily / deceitful / evil / extremely
6
zéi
贼
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HSK 6
thief / traitor / wily / deceitful / evil / extremely
乌贼
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wūzéi
cuttlefish
wūzéi
乌贼
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cuttlefish
卖国贼
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màiguózéi
traitor
màiguózéi
卖国贼
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traitor
盗贼
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dàozéi
robber
dàozéi
盗贼
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robber
窃贼
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qièzéi
thief
qièzéi
窃贼
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thief
飞贼
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fēizéi
cat burglar / burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls / intruding enemy airman / air marauder
fēizéi
飞贼
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cat burglar / burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls / intruding enemy airman / air marauder
国贼
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guózéi
traitor to the nation
guózéi
国贼
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traitor to the nation
贼窝
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zéiwō
thieves' lair
zéiwō
贼窝
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thieves' lair
汉贼不两立
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Hànzéibùliǎnglì
lit. Shu Han [[蜀漢|蜀汉<ShǔHàn>]] and Cao Wei [[曹魏<CáoWèi>]] cannot coexist (idiom) / fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky / (former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
Hànzéibùliǎnglì
汉贼不两立
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lit. Shu Han [[蜀漢|蜀汉<ShǔHàn>]] and Cao Wei [[曹魏<CáoWèi>]] cannot coexist (idiom) / fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky / (former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
民贼独夫
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mínzéidúfū
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
mínzéidúfū
民贼独夫
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tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator