| 1 | 盗窃 | 盜竊 | dào qiè | dao4 qie4 | to steal | | |
| 2 | 行窃 | 行竊 | xíng qiè | xing2 qie4 | to steal; to commit a robbery | | |
| 3 | 篡窃 | 篡竊 | cuàn qiè | cuan4 qie4 | to usurp; to seize | | |
| 4 | 窃听 | 竊聽 | qiè tīng | qie4 ting1 | to eavesdrop; to wiretap | | |
| 5 | 窃声 | 竊聲 | qiè shēng | qie4 sheng1 | in a whisper; in stealthy tones | | |
| 6 | 窃权 | 竊權 | qiè quán | qie4 quan2 | to usurp authority; to hold power improperly | | |
| 7 | 窃取 | 竊取 | qiè qǔ | qie4 qu3 | to steal; to seize | | |
| 8 | 窃窃私语 | 竊竊私語 | qiè qiè sī yǔ | qie4 qie4 si1 yu3 | to whisper | | |
| 9 | 窃窃交谈 | 竊竊交談 | qiè qiè jiāo tán | qie4 qie4 jiao1 tan2 | to speak in whispers (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 窃窃暗笑 | 竊竊暗笑 | qiè qiè àn xiào | qie4 qie4 an4 xiao4 | to laugh quietly to oneself (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 窃窃 | 竊竊 | qiè qiè | qie4 qie4 | privately; secretly; unobtrusively | | |
| 12 | 窃据 | 竊據 | qiè jù | qie4 ju4 | to usurp; to claim unjustly; to expropriate | | |
| 13 | 窃国者侯窃钩者诛 | 竊國者侯竊鉤者誅 | qiè guó zhě hóu qiè gōu zhě zhū | qie4 guo2 zhe3 hou2 qie4 gou1 zhe3 zhu1 | He who steals a whole land gets promoted to Marquis, but he who steals a nail is executed | | |
| 14 | 窃国者侯,窃钩者诛 | 竊國者侯,竊鉤者誅 | qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū | qie4 guo2 zhe3 hou2 , qie4 gou1 zhe3 zhu1 | steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 ) | | |
| 15 | 窃钩者诛,窃国者侯 | 竊鉤者誅,竊國者侯 | qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu | qie4 gou1 zhe3 zhu1 , qie4 guo2 zhe3 hou2 | steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 ) | | |
| 16 | 窃钩窃国 | 竊鉤竊國 | qiè gōu qiè guó | qie4 gou1 qie4 guo2 | punishment or reward not depending upon what one does (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 窃蠹甲 | 竊蠹甲 | qiè dù jiǎ | qie4 du4 jia3 | drugstore beetle; Classifiers: 只 | | |
| 18 | 窃盗 | 竊盜 | qiè dào | qie4 dao4 | theft; to steal | | |
| 19 | 窃蛋龙 | 竊蛋龍 | qiè dàn lóng | qie4 dan4 long2 | oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur) | | |
| 20 | 窃 | 竊 | qiè | qie4 | to steal; secretly; (humble) I | | |
| 21 | 撬窃 | 撬竊 | qiào qiè | qiao4 qie4 | burglary; house-breaking | | |
| 22 | 剽窃 | 剽竊 | piāo qiè | piao1 qie4 | to plunder; to plagiarize | | |
| 23 | 扒窃 | 扒竊 | pá qiè | pa2 qie4 | to steal; to pick pockets; to frisk | | |
| 24 | 迹近剽窃 | 跡近剽竊 | jì jìn piāo qiè | ji4 jin4 piao1 qie4 | verge on plagiarism (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 惯窃 | 慣竊 | guàn qiè | guan4 qie4 | habitual thief | | |