偷 (tōu): Steal — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 6

HSK 3.0:Recognition 6

HSK 2.0Level 5

HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 偷

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2.

Readings & Meanings

偷has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

tōu

steal

v.HSK 5

steal

v./adv.

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 偷

4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

偷

亻rén · person

俞yú

偷=

5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 偷

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6.

How to Use 偷

Secretive or surreptitious actions

These words involve doing something in a secret or dishonest way.

HSK 3.0 · L6

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

yòu又

tōu偷

lǎn懒

méi

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HSK 3.0 · L6

亻rén · person

+俞yú

tōu偷

stealthily

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tōu偷

lǎn懒

Be lazy

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tōu偷

kuī窥

Spy

没

zuò做

zuò作

yè业

。

He slacked off again and didn't do his homework today.

tā他

yīn因

cháng长

qī期

tōu偷

kuī窥

tā他

rén人

yǐn隐

sī私

ér而

bèi被

jǐng警

fāng方

yī依

fǎ法

dǎi逮

bǔ捕

。

He was arrested by the police for long-term spying on others' privacy.

tōu偷

qiè窃

shì是

wéi违

fǎ法

xíng行

wéi为

。

Theft is an illegal act.

Jūn军

duì队

zài在

lí黎

míng明

shí时

fēn分

fā发

dòng动

le了

tōu偷

xí袭

。

The army launched a surprise attack at dawn.

yǒu有

rén人

tōu偷

le了

wǒ我

de的

zì自

xíng行

chē车

。

Someone stole my bicycle.

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