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窃贼 (qiè zéi): Thief (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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窃 • qiè • to steal, secretly
qiè
窃
to steal, secretly
贼 • zéi • thief; traitor; extremely • HSK 2.0 L6
HSK 6
zéi
贼
thief; traitor; extremely
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 窃贼.
Words with
窃
盗窃
dào qiè
steal; pilfer
窃取
qiè qǔ
steal / pilfer
偷窃
tōu qiè
theft, steal
剽窃
piāo qiè
plagiarize
失窃
shī qiè
to be stolen; theft
窃听
qiè tīng
to eavesdrop; to wiretap
窃听器
qiè tīng qì
bug (listening device)
Words with
贼
乌贼
wū zéi
cuttlefish
盗贼
dào zéi
thief, robber
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
A person who has done something wrong feels uneasy and suspicious, often showing signs of guilt or fear of being discovered.
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
to catch the ringleader first (idiom)
独夫民贼
dú fū mín zéi
A despotic ruler who is cruel and oppressive, alienating all support; a tyrant who commits serious crimes against the nation and its people.
贼人心虚
zéi rén xīn xū
Someone who has done something wrong is constantly uneasy and afraid of being found out.
贼人胆虚
zéi rén dǎn xū
Guilty people are often nervous and suspicious, easily frightened because they fear their wrongdoing will be discovered.
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Example Sentences with 窃贼
qiè
窃
zéi
贼
tōu
偷
zǒu
走
le
了
wǒ
我
de
的
qián
钱
bāo
包
。
The thief stole my wallet.
jǐng
警
chá
察
zài
在
jiē
街
shàng
上
zhuā
抓
zhù
住
le
了
nà
那
ge
zhè
这
ge
个
qiè
窃
zéi
贼
zhuān
专
tōu
偷
zhū
珠
bǎo
宝
diàn
店
个
qiè
窃
zéi
贼
。
The police caught the thief on the street.
，
shǒu
手
fǎ
法
fēi
非
cháng
常
jiǎo
狡
huá
猾
。
This thief specializes in stealing from jewelry stores and is very cunning.
