窃 (qiè): To steal — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 窃

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 窃

3.

Character Breakdown

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窃

穴cave

釆distinguish

窃=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 窃

窃 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 窃

Stealing / Pilfering

Words that mean 'to steal' or 'to pilfer'.

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

tōu偷

qiè窃

bié别

rén人

de的

dōng东

xī

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穴cave

+釆distinguish

Using a tool (釆) to secretly break into a cave (穴) — to steal or pilfer something stealthily.

dào盗

qiè窃

steal; pilfer

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qiè窃

qǔ取

steal / pilfer

西

shì是

bù不

duì对

de的

。

Stealing other people's things is wrong.

bó博

wù物

guǎn馆

lǐ里

de的

yī一

fú幅

míng名

huà画

zuó昨

wǎn晚

shī失

qiè窃

。

A famous painting in the museum was stolen last night.

qiè窃

zéi贼

zuó昨

wǎn晚

tōu偷

zǒu走

le了

zhū珠

bǎo宝

。

The thief stole the jewelry last night.

jǐng警

fāng方

fā发

xiàn现

le了

qiè窃

tīng听

shè设

bèi备

。

The police discovered eavesdropping equipment.

hēi黑

kè客

shì试

tú图

qiè窃

qǔ取

yín银

háng行

shù数

jù据

。

Hackers attempted to steal bank data.

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