Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 偷 | 偷 | tōu | tou1 | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily | ||
2 | 偷偷 | 偷偷 | tōu tōu | tou1 tou1 | stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly | ||
3 | 苟且偷安 | 苟且偷安 | gǒu qiě tōu ān | gou3 qie3 tou1 an1 | seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself; taking things easily without attending to responsibilities | ||
4 | 苟且偷生 | 苟且偷生 | gǒu qiě tōu shēng | gou3 qie3 tou1 sheng1 | to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence | ||
5 | 狗偷鼠窃 | 狗偷鼠竊 | gǒu tōu shǔ qiè | gou3 tou1 shu3 qie4 | petty theft (idiom) | ||
6 | 惯偷 | 慣偷 | guàn tōu | guan4 tou1 | habitual thief | ||
7 | 猴子偷桃 | 猴子偷桃 | hóu zi tōu táo | hou2 zi5 tou1 tao2 | "monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other; (coll.) grabbing sb by the balls | ||
8 | 连偷带扒 | 連偷帶扒 | lián tōu dài pá | lian2 tou1 dai4 pa2 | to steal by all means (idiom) | ||
9 | 忙里偷闲 | 忙裡偷閑 | máng lǐ tōu xián | mang2 li3 tou1 xian2 | to snatch a little leisure from a busy life (idiom) | ||
10 | 糜衣偷食 | 糜衣偷食 | mí yī tōu shí | mi2 yi1 tou1 shi2 | extravagant clothing and luxurious food (idiom) | ||
11 | 窃玉偷香 | 竊玉偷香 | qiè yù tōu xiāng | qie4 yu4 tou1 xiang1 | philander (of men) | ||
12 | 忍垢偷生 | 忍垢偷生 | rěn gòu tōu shēng | ren3 gou4 tou1 sheng1 | to endure humiliation in order to stay alive (idiom)|||; to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) | ||
13 | 忍辱偷生 | 忍辱偷生 | rěn rǔ tōu shēng | ren3 ru3 tou1 sheng1 | to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) | ||
14 | 送暖偷寒 | 送暖偷寒 | sòng nuǎn tōu hán | song4 nuan3 tou1 han2 | to have loving concern for each other (of young lovers) (idiom) | ||
15 | 偷安 | 偷安 | tōu ān | tou1 an1 | to shirk responsibility; thoughtless pleasure-seeking | ||
16 | 偷吃 | 偷吃 | tōu chī | tou1 chi1 | to eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to be unfaithful | ||
17 | 偷盗 | 偷盜 | tōu dào | tou1 dao4 | to steal | ||
18 | 偷渡 | 偷渡 | tōu dù | tou1 du4 | illegal immigration; to stowaway (on a ship); to steal across the international border; to run a blockade | ||
19 | 偷渡者 | 偷渡者 | tōu dù zhě | tou1 du4 zhe3 | smuggled illegal alien; stowaway | ||
20 | 偷惰 | 偷惰 | tōu duò | tou1 duo4 | to skive off work; to be lazy | ||
21 | 偷工 | 偷工 | tōu gōng | tou1 gong1 | to skimp on the job; to avoid work | ||
22 | 偷工减料 | 偷工減料 | tōu gōng jiǎn liào | tou1 gong1 jian3 liao4 | to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom); jerry-building; sloppy work | ||
23 | 偷汉 | 偷漢 | tōu hàn | tou1 han4 | (of a woman) to take a lover | ||
24 | 偷汉子 | 偷漢子 | tōu hàn zi | tou1 han4 zi5 | (of a woman) to take a lover | ||
25 | 偷换 | 偷換 | tōu huàn | tou1 huan4 | to substitute on the sly | ||
26 | 偷鸡不成蚀把米 | 偷雞不成蝕把米 | tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ | tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3 | lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom); fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off; to go for wool and come back shorn | ||
27 | 偷鸡不着蚀把米 | 偷雞不著蝕把米 | tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ | tou1 ji1 bu4 zhao2 shi2 ba3 mi3 | see 偷鸡不成蚀把米 | ||
28 | 偷鸡摸狗 | 偷雞摸狗 | tōu jī mō gǒu | tou1 ji1 mo1 gou3 | to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to pilfer; to dally with women; to have affairs | ||
29 | 偷看 | 偷看 | tōu kàn | tou1 kan4 | to peep; to peek; to steal a glance | ||
30 | 偷空 | 偷空 | tōu kòng | tou1 kong4 | to take some time out; to make use of a spare moment | ||
31 | 偷窥 | 偷窺 | tōu kuī | tou1 kui1 | to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur | ||
32 | 偷窥狂 | 偷窺狂 | tōu kuī kuáng | tou1 kui1 kuang2 | voyeur; peeping tom | ||
33 | 偷懒 | 偷懶 | tōu lǎn | tou1 lan3 | to goof off; to be lazy | ||
34 | 偷梁换柱 | 偷梁換柱 | tōu liáng huàn zhù | tou1 liang2 huan4 zhu4 | lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column; to replace the original with a fake; to perpetrate a fraud (idiom) | ||
35 | 偷猎 | 偷獵 | tōu liè | tou1 lie4 | to poach | ||
36 | 偷猎者 | 偷獵者 | tōu liè zhě | tou1 lie4 zhe3 | poacher | ||
37 | 偷漏 | 偷漏 | tōu lòu | tou1 lou4 | to evade (taxes) | ||
38 | 偷拍 | 偷拍 | tōu pāi | tou1 pai1 | to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge | ||
39 | 偷排 | 偷排 | tōu pái | tou1 pai2 | to dump illegally | ||
40 | 偷窃 | 偷竊 | tōu qiè | tou1 qie4 | to steal; to pilfer | ||
41 | 偷情 | 偷情 | tōu qíng | tou1 qing2 | to carry on a clandestine love affair | ||
42 | 偷取 | 偷取 | tōu qǔ | tou1 qu3 | to steal | ||
43 | 偷去 | 偷去 | tōu qù | tou1 qu4 | to steal; to make off with; stolen | ||
44 | 偷生 | 偷生 | tōu shēng | tou1 sheng1 | to live without purpose | ||
45 | 偷税 | 偷稅 | tōu shuì | tou1 shui4 | tax evasion | ||
46 | 偷税漏税 | 偷稅漏稅 | tōu shuì lòu shuì | tou1 shui4 lou4 shui4 | to evade taxes (idiom) | ||
47 | 偷天换日 | 偷天換日 | tōu tiān huàn rì | tou1 tian1 huan4 ri4 | to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom); skulduggery; to hoodwink people; to cheat sb audaciously | ||
48 | 偷听 | 偷聽 | tōu tīng | tou1 ting1 | to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly) | ||
49 | 偷偷摸摸 | 偷偷摸摸 | tōu tōu mō mō | tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1 | surreptitious; sneaky | ||
50 | 偷袭 | 偷襲 | tōu xí | tou1 xi2 | to mount a sneak attack; to raid | ||
51 | 偷闲 | 偷閑 | tōu xián | tou1 xian2 | to snatch a moment of leisure; to take a break from work; to snatch a moment of leisure; to take a break from work; also written 偷闲 | ||
52 | 偷香窃玉 | 偷香竊玉 | tōu xiāng qiè yù | tou1 xiang1 qie4 yu4 | lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering; secret illicit sex | ||
53 | 偷笑 | 偷笑 | tōu xiào | tou1 xiao4 | to laugh up one's sleeve | ||
54 | 偷腥 | 偷腥 | tōu xīng | tou1 xing1 | to cheat on one's spouse; to have an affair | ||
55 | 偷眼 | 偷眼 | tōu yǎn | tou1 yan3 | to take a furtive look at | ||
56 | 偷运 | 偷運 | tōu yùn | tou1 yun4 | to smuggle | ||
57 | 小偷 | 小偷 | xiǎo tōu | xiao3 tou1 | thief | ||
58 | 凿壁偷光 | 鑿壁偷光 | záo bì tōu guāng | zao2 bi4 tou1 guang1 | lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship | ||
59 | 珠泪偷弹 | 珠淚偷彈 | zhū lèi tōu tán | zhu1 lei4 tou1 tan2 | sad with hidden tears (idiom) |
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