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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)

国贼
guózéi
traitor to the nation
蟊贼
máozéi
grain eating insect
贼眼
zéiyǎn
shifty gaze
贼死
zéisǐ
completely
贼亮
zéiliàng
bright
贼心
zéixīn
evil intentions
奸贼
jiānzéi
a traitor
飞贼
fēizéi
cat burglar
山贼
shānzéi
brigand
惯贼
guànzéi
habitual thief
抓贼
zhuāzéi
to catch a thief
闹贼
nàozéi
(coll.) to be burglarized
鸡贼
jīzéi
(dialect) stingy
作贼
zuòzéi
to be a thief
逆贼
nìzéi
renegade
海贼
hǎizéi
pirate
马贼
mǎzéi
horse thief
叛贼
pànzéi
renegade
贼船
zéichuán
pirate ship
乌贼
wūzéi
cuttlefish

Metadata

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

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