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贼
賊
zéi
1. thief
2. traitor
3. wily
4. deceitful
5. evil
6. extremely
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

贼
zéi
thief, traitor; cunning, sly
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

作贼
zuòzéi
to be a thief
叛贼
pànzéi
renegade
国贼
guózéi
traitor to the nation
奸贼
jiānzéi
a traitor
山贼
shānzéi
brigand
惯贼
guànzéi
habitual thief
抓贼
zhuāzéi
to catch a thief
海贼
hǎizéi
pirate
乌贼
wūzéi
cuttlefish
狗贼
gǒuzéi
(insult) brigand
盗贼
dàozéi
robber
积贼
jīzéi
confirmed thief
窃贼
qièzéi
thief
篡贼
cuànzéi
usurper
蟊贼
máozéi
grain eating insect
贼亮
zéiliàng
bright
贼心
zéixīn
evil intentions
贼死
zéisǐ
completely
贼眼
zéiyǎn
shifty gaze
贼秃
zéitū
(derog.) Buddhist monk

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,000
Word Frequency Rank
4,394 of 84,292

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