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偷
tōu
1. to steal
2. to pilfer
3. to snatch
4. thief
5. stealthily
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

偷
tōu
to steal; burglar, thief
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

偷偷
tōutōu
stealthily
偷去
tōuqù
to steal
偷取
tōuqǔ
to steal
偷吃
tōuchī
to eat on the sly
偷安
tōuān
to shirk responsibility
偷工
tōugōng
to skimp on the job
偷情
tōuqíng
to carry on a clandestine love affair
偷惰
tōuduò
to skive off work
偷懒
tōulǎn
to goof off
偷拍
tōupāi
to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
偷渡
tōudù
illegal immigration
偷漏
tōulòu
to evade (taxes)
偷汉
tōuhàn
(of a woman) to take a lover
偷猎
tōuliè
to poach
偷生
tōushēng
to live without purpose
偷盗
tōudào
to steal
偷看
tōukàn
to peep
偷眼
tōuyǎn
to take a furtive look at
偷税
tōushuì
tax evasion
偷窥
tōukuī
to peep

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,283
Word Frequency Rank
1,178 of 84,292

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