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盗贼 (dào zéi): Thief (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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盗贼 consists of 2 characters.

盗 • dào • to steal, rob, or plunder • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dào盗

to steal, rob, or plunder

贼 • zéi • thief; traitor; extremely • HSK 2.0 L6

HSK 6

zéi贼

thief; traitor; extremely

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Pinyindào zéi

Meaningthief, robber

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 盗贼

Dào盗

zéi贼

tōu偷

zǒu走

le了

tā他

de的

qián钱

bāo包

。

The thief stole his wallet.

Jǐng警

chá察

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

nà那

gè个

dào盗

zéi贼

。

The police caught that robber.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 盗贼.

Words with 盗

盗窃dào qièsteal; pilfer
强盗qiáng dàorobber
海盗hǎi dàopirate / buccaneer
盗版dào bǎnPiracy
防盗fáng dàoAnti-theft
掩耳盗铃yǎn ěr dào língdeceive oneself
侠盗xiá dàochivalrous thief
偷盗tōu dàosteal, theft

Words with 贼

乌贼wū zéicuttlefish
窃贼qiè zéithief, burglar
擒贼擒王qín zéi qín wángto catch the ringleader first (idiom)