偷 - Mandarin word #801

偷

tōu

Traditional: 偷

HSK 4

#801 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

steal, secretly, on the sly

Stroke order

偷

包bāo。

Someone stole my wallet.

。

He left secretly.

。

Don't steal things.

。

Someone has stolen my bicycle.

猫māo桌zhuō鱼yú。

The cat stole the fish off the table.

偷 (tōu) means steal, secretly, on the sly. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

逼

force, compel, press

丢

to lose, to throw away

骗

to deceive, to cheat

杀死

kill, murder

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 17.