Chinese Word: 竊 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

竊 (Simplified: 窃)HSK 6

Pinyin: qiè

English Definition: to steal; secretly; (humble) I

Chinese Definition:
①偷盗：偷窃。窃取。
②用不合法不合理的手段取得：窃位。窃夺。
③私自，暗中：窃笑。窃听。
④谦辞，指自己：窃谓。窃以为可行。
⑤盗偷。

Total strokes: 22; Radical: 穴

Ideographic:Termites 禼 taking grain 米 to their nest 穴

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 穴 [ xué ] cave, den, hole
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 米 [ mǐ ] rice, millet, grain
  - 禼 [ xiè ] termite

	竊取	qiè qǔ	to steal; to seize
	竊竊	qiè qiè	privately; secretly; unobtrusively

1		jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 le 了 qiè zéi 窃贼。 The Police arrested the burglar.
2		tā men 他们 shì 是 yī huǒ 一伙 dào qiè 盗窃 tuán huǒ 团伙。 They are a gang of thieves.
3		tā 他 céng jīng 曾经 yīn wèi 因为 tōu qiè 偷窃 bèi 被 dài bǔ 逮捕 guò 过。 He was arrested before for stealing.
4		zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上 zài 在 jiǔ bā 酒吧 lǐ 里 fā shēng 发生 le 了 yì qǐ 一起 pá qiè 扒窃 àn 案。 There was a pickpocketing case that occurred at the bar last night.
5		qiè zéi 窃贼 chuǎng rù 闯入 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 fáng zi 房子， tōu zǒu 偷走 le 了 yì xiē 一些 zhū bǎo 珠宝。 A thief broke into my house and stole some jewelry.

1		jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 le 了 qiè zéi 窃贼。 The Police arrested the burglar.
2		tā men 他们 shì 是 yī huǒ 一伙 dào qiè 盗窃 tuán huǒ 团伙。 They are a gang of thieves.
3		tā 他 céng jīng 曾经 yīn wèi 因为 tōu qiè 偷窃 bèi 被 dài bǔ 逮捕 guò 过。 He was arrested before for stealing.
4		zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上 zài 在 jiǔ bā 酒吧 lǐ 里 fā shēng 发生 le 了 yì qǐ 一起 pá qiè 扒窃 àn 案。 There was a pickpocketing case that occurred at the bar last night.
5		qiè zéi 窃贼 chuǎng rù 闯入 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 fáng zi 房子， tōu zǒu 偷走 le 了 yì xiē 一些 zhū bǎo 珠宝。 A thief broke into my house and stole some jewelry.